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( ) 2007 年 6 月 中国英语教学 双月刊 J un . 2007 第 30 卷 　第 3 期 C EL EA J our n al (Bi m ont hly) V ol . 30 N o . 3 WHAT DO CHINESE EFL L ISTENERS NEED TO IMPROVE : BOTTOMUP SKILLS OR TOPDOWN STRATEGIES ? —A COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE ON CHINESE EFL L ISTENERS ROOT PROBL EMS M a L is h a Gua n gd on g U niversit y of F or ei gn St u di es Abst r act 　　L2 listenin g comp rehension is a cognit ive p r ocess , in w hich listeners use bot h b ott omup an d t opdow n p r ocessing t o comp rehen d t he aural text . This st u dy exp lores w het her Chinese EFL lear nerslistenin g p r oble ms are m ore associated w it h t heir bott omup or t opdow n p r ocessing . A questionnaire an d st u dents verbal rep ort w ere con ducted . The results show t hat b ot h high an d lowp r of icient listeners are actively en gaged in t opdow n p r ocessing , but t heir degree of comp rehension dep en ds , t o a lar ge extent , on t heir success in b ott omup p r ocessing . This st u dy app eals f or m ore f ocus shif ted back t o t rainin g Chinese EFL learners b ott omup p r ocessing abilit y . Ke y w or ds L2 listenin g ; b ott omup p r ocessin g ; t opdow n p r ocessin g ; w or d recognition 1. Int r oduct ion Th e p ast f ew yea rs h ave se e n a gr owi n g i nt er est i n exp l ori n g t h e m e nt al p r ocessi n g of L 2 list e n ers ( eg F