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The present study is an exploratory research which aims to clarify what English listening strategies Japanese EFL learners use and how often, both prior to and following a study abroad (SA hereafter) program. The participants were 13 advanced learners of English who experienced a 15week SA program at two universities in Britain. They responded to a questionnaire about their English listening strategy use prior to and following the SA program (pre-test and post-test), and joined a group interview about their English learning and use during the program. The results indicated that the pattern of metacognitive strategy use became similar to one another. The characteristic pattern of cognitive strategy use was strengthened through the experience of studying abroad. Although most of the participants were not given any strategy instruction during the stay, the participants had come to listen to English in a natural way, as they listen to Japanese in the daily life.
