中学生外语焦虑状况调查

A Study on the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety of the Middle School Students

目的:了解中学生外语焦虑发生情况,制定相应对策。方法:采用外语焦虑量表(FLCAS)对1130名中学生的外语焦虑进行了问卷调查和相关研究。结果:中学生外语学习过程中程度不同地存在外语焦虑,男性中学生的外语焦虑明显高于女性中学生,不同学校类型、不同年级中学生的外语焦虑有显著差异,学习成绩和外语焦虑存在负相关。结论:教师和教材对克服或降低学习者焦虑有举足轻重的作用。

Objectives： The paper aims to present what the Foreign Language Anxiety in middle schools is and what measures can be taken to deal with the problems. Methods： With the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale（FLCAS） as an instrnment, 1 130 school students were measured by questionnaires. Results： The results of the survey suggested： a） Foreign Language Anxiety widely existed in the process of the learning; b） the Foreign Language Anxiety of boys was obviously stronger than that of girls; c） there was significant difference in Foreign Language Anxiety among students of different grades and different types of schools; d） there was correlationship between Foreign Language Anxiety and students＇ achievements. Conclusions： Both teachers and teaching materials play an important role in reducing learners＇ anxiety.