The present study focuses on investigating the impact of strategy instruction on listening comprehension competency of Hong Kong students of Spanish. Participants in the study were arranged in two groups—the experimental and the control group—with identical characteristics, needs, listening materials, and opportunities for listening. Students in the first group were trained in learning strategies through a program of instruction based on the development of listening strategies. In the second group, listening comprehension was taught by playing audio recordings and presenting listening activities. Listening comprehension proficiency of students in both groups was tested by means of four achievement tests. Results suggest that strategy instruction improves students’ listening competence.