Résumé:
Listening is the most frequently used form of language skills; it plays a significant role in
daily communication and educational process. In spite of its importance, listening has
received only slight emphasis in language learning and teaching, and it was not until the
1960s that it began to be voiced. The actual purpose of this study was to examine the
influence of students’ motivation on the development of their proficiency in listening
comprehension. The study was conducted with third year students in the department of
English at Mohamed Seddik Ben YahiaUniversity.The hypothesis set for this study was that
motivation can lead to the development of students’ proficiency in listening comprehension.
The data of this research were gathered through two questionnaires. The first one was
administered to sixtythird year students at the department of English. The second
questionnaire was given to twelveoral expression teachers at the same department. After an
attentive analysis and discussion it was confirmed that there is a positive correlation between
the students’ motivation and the development of proficiency in listening comprehension
