Abstract：Radio news listening is a traditional means of English learning and has been widely applied by English learners in China. With the advance of technology and the advent of digital products such as MP3，It has been possible for radio news to be listened again and again, thus the positive role of radio news in English learning becomes more obvious than ever. 

　　　Based on L2 acquisition theories and cognitive psychological theories, the paper analyzes the reason for why some Chinese students are plagued with listening study, the positive role of radio news listening in improvement of overall English level in aspects of increasing the sense of language, enlarging vocabularies and broadening background knowledge, strengthening the capabilities of speaking and writing.

Keywords：Radio news listening; L2 acquisition theories; Cognitive psychological theories; Positive role; Overall English level improvement