涉外护理专业学生英语听力焦虑问题探析

Study of Anxiety on English Listening Comprehension of Foreign-related Nursing Students

焦虑作为学习者情感因素的一个非常重要的情感变量，近来成为外语教学研究的学术热点。主要研究英语课堂焦虑感对涉外护理专业学生听力水平的影响及克服策略。研究结果表明：涉外护理专业学生听力焦虑程度普遍较高，听力焦虑程度与听力成绩呈中度负相关；通过贯彻与实施相关的教学原则与措施，可降低其听力焦虑，提高其听力水平。

Anxiety is one of the most important affective factors that most pervasively obstruct the foreign language learning, which attracts more and more academic concerns. The paper presents an investigation on the impacts of anxiety on students＇ listening comprehension and supplies some strategies for coping with them. Statistical analysis of the data yields the following findings： The students of foreign-related nursing major do experience intense anxiety while listening. There is a negative correlation between the degree of students＇ anxiety and their scores. By carrying out some effective pedagogical principles, the students＇ anxiety in listening is reduced and their listening abilities are improved.