The purpose of the study was to reveal the relationship between anxiety and achievement of Chinese teenagers in learning English,and to find what factors lead to their language anxiety.75 students of teenagers aged fr...The purpose of the study was to reveal the relationship between anxiety and achievement of Chinese teenagers in learning English,and to find what factors lead to their language anxiety.75 students of teenagers aged from 14-16 years in Henan province,China were chosen as subjects and the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale(FLCAS) was used as the instrument.The results in this study indicated that language anxiety is positively correlated with language achievement,and certain degree of anxiety enhanced facilitating performance on English learning for Chinese teenagers.It was also found that communication apprehension anxiety,self-confidence anxiety and English classroom anxiety were main factors which significantly influenced young English learners in China.展开更多
This paper aims to explore motivational variations in different teenage English learner groups in Chinese context.Drawing on L2 Motivational Self System as the theoretical framework,combining You and Dornyei’s resear...This paper aims to explore motivational variations in different teenage English learner groups in Chinese context.Drawing on L2 Motivational Self System as the theoretical framework,combining You and Dornyei’s research with my professional teaching experience,this paper found that students who learn English for the purpose of passing the exam,ought-to L2self dimension is the highest,with L2 learning experience and ideal L2 self following behind.Students who tend to live or study abroad,ideal L2 self is the best predictor,followed by L2 learning experience and ought-to L2 self.This indicates that teachers should improve teaching methods,apply motivational strategies in the classroom,and encourage and help students to use selfmotivating strategies to motivate themselves.展开更多
文摘The purpose of the study was to reveal the relationship between anxiety and achievement of Chinese teenagers in learning English,and to find what factors lead to their language anxiety.75 students of teenagers aged from 14-16 years in Henan province,China were chosen as subjects and the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale(FLCAS) was used as the instrument.The results in this study indicated that language anxiety is positively correlated with language achievement,and certain degree of anxiety enhanced facilitating performance on English learning for Chinese teenagers.It was also found that communication apprehension anxiety,self-confidence anxiety and English classroom anxiety were main factors which significantly influenced young English learners in China.
文摘This paper aims to explore motivational variations in different teenage English learner groups in Chinese context.Drawing on L2 Motivational Self System as the theoretical framework,combining You and Dornyei’s research with my professional teaching experience,this paper found that students who learn English for the purpose of passing the exam,ought-to L2self dimension is the highest,with L2 learning experience and ideal L2 self following behind.Students who tend to live or study abroad,ideal L2 self is the best predictor,followed by L2 learning experience and ought-to L2 self.This indicates that teachers should improve teaching methods,apply motivational strategies in the classroom,and encourage and help students to use selfmotivating strategies to motivate themselves.
