How to improve and how to make individuals gain listening which isone of the basic language skills of Turkish has become an importantresearch topic in recent years. In the light of studies conducted in thisfield, the following questions have gained importance; what is listeningskill, how should listening education be, which methods and techniquesshould be used in listening education. In this study, which has been doneabout listening skill education and listening techniques, the followingfactors came to forward as the ones which influence listening skill;cultural structure of society, the activities that are applied duringlistening process, implementation of strategies and techniques toimprove listening skill, teachers having knowledge and skills related tothe topic. In this study, descriptive research method has been applied andas data collection tool source scan technique has been used. As a resultof literature review it has been determined that listening skill is animprovable skill and particularly deficiencies are observed in measurepart of listening education and further studies and researches are neededin this field.