This study examined listening comprehension in 82 university students who participated in an American Council of Teachers of Russian language program. Questionnaire data reveal that specific listening activities are not common in college Russian courses, and that students have little confidence in their ability to comprehend what they hear in a variety of situations. In addition, there are few relationships between the activities that do exist and either students' perceived listening competence or results on an objective listening test. The experience of study abroad led to substantial gains in listening comprehension. Six figures and 19 tables are included. (JP)