Listening comprehension is an important component of language learning and has gained more and more awareness in China's language teaching. The emphasis on listening comprehension at all levels of English language teaching and learning has recently been strengthened greatly in Chinese universities. However, most EFL learners in Chinese university find it difficult for them to improve from lower or intermediate level of listening ability to a higher level. This paper explains and demonstrates

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... to help EFL learners achieve advanced level of listening ability by adopting scaffolding strategy with authentic materials in listening comprehension teaching and learning. 543