The Listening Special Interest Group (Listening SIG) provides a forum for focused listening research and discussion in specific regard to teaching and learning. The group offers both teachers and researchers a place to connect, collaborate and share practice and research regarding how teachers teach listening and assess their learners, how learners improve their listening and use it to improve their knowledge, and finally how theoretical aspects connect to classroom practice. The Listening SIG aims to be a driving force for both current and future research in the field of how listening can be taught, learned, and tested in an increasingly global context. The Listening SIG holds an annual symposium-style event where the latest research and pedagogical innovations in the field of second language listening are discussed. This event allows invited speakers and discussants from the field to present new work and exchange thoughts on current research and developing theories in the field.