doi: 10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.4.424
A Study on Foreign Language Listening Anxiety of English Majors in a Chinese University
Yan Qianwen
- School of Foreign Studies, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, China.
Abstract
Anxiety is one of the affective factors which plays asignificant role in the teaching learning process. This studymakes an inquiry into foreign language listening anxiety amongL2 English majors in a Chinese university with its focus onstudents’ learning experience. It seeks to reveal the dilemmasencountered by L2 English majors in the foreign languagelistening process. It also explores how these anxiety factorsinfluence L2 English majors. The Foreign Language ListeningAnxiety Scale (FLLAS) from Kim and a semi-structuredone-by-one interview are employed in the study. The sources ofEnglish majors’ English listening anxiety found in this study are:vocabulary recognition, grasping the main idea, and detailedinformation, the speed of the delivery, lack of backgroundknowledge of the listening material, speakers’ accent, and highrequirement of memory and attention. The study results alsoindicate that anxious listeners tend to engage in excessiveself-evaluation, worry over potential failure, and concern overothers’ opinions. The study’s findings also have somepedagogical implications for English listening courses forundergraduate students, especially English major students.
Keywords
- Anxiety factors
- foreign language listeninganxiety
- L2 English majors
How to Cite
Yan Qianwen, "A Study on Foreign Language Listening Anxiety of English Majors in a Chinese University," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 312-317, 2023. https://doi.org/10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.4.424
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