中国大学生英语阅读焦虑感研究  

An Empirical Study of Chinese College Students' English Reading Anxiety

作　　者：邱明明[1] 寮菲[1] 

机构地区：[1]浙江工业大学外国语学院,浙江杭州310023

出　　处：《西安外国语大学学报》2007年第4期55-59,共5页Journal of Xi’an International Studies University

摘　　要：本文是一项关于学生英语阅读焦虑感与英语成绩及其与性别之间关系的实证性研究。实验采用"外语课堂焦虑量表"(FLCAS)和"外语阅读焦虑量表"(FLRAS)对随机抽取的135名非英语专业二年级学生的英语课堂焦虑度和阅读焦虑度进行测试,并且收集了他们所取得的英语四级总成绩和阅读成绩等有关数据。在运用SPSS13.0中的描述、相关、独立样本T检验和一元线性回归等统计手段对所得数据进行分析处理后发现:1)阅读焦虑主要是由于过分注重阅读效果,缺乏必要的文化背景知识和不够自信等三方面引起的;2)阅读焦虑与英语四级统考成绩及阅读成绩呈显著负相关;3)阅读焦虑是与外语学习焦虑感既有联系又相区别的一种特殊的焦虑情绪;4)男女生在阅读焦虑和课堂焦虑上均未表现出显著性别差异,但是男生的英语成绩显著低于女生;5)阅读焦虑对男生英语成绩的预测力大大超过对女生的预测力。This study presents the results of the empirical examination of the effect of foreign language classroom anxiety （FLCA） and foreign language reading anxiety （FLRA） on college students＇ English proficiency. Meanwhile the possibility of gender difference in response to anxiety and English proficiency is also well investigated. The data come from 2 measures of anxiety and a background questionnaire administered to 135 second year non-English major students. After the descriptive data analysis, the Pearson correlation, independent T test and linear regression analysis, it is found： 1） English reading anxiety is mainly caused by exam-oriented reading practice and lack of culture awareness and confidence; 2） FLRA correlates negatively with English proficiency; 3） FLCA and FLRA are separate but related phenomena. Students with higher levels of FLCA also tend to have higher levels of FLRA and vice versa; 4） male students get significant lower scores both in CET-4 and reading comprehension than their counterparts, while as for FLCA and FLRA, no significant gender difference has been found; 5） FLRA can predict English proficiency of male students much better than it does that of females.

关 键 词：外语阅读焦虑 外语课堂焦虑 性别 成绩 

分 类 号：H319[语言文字—英语]