Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022)

Investigating EFL Learners’ Self-efficacy and Their English Learning Anxiety in Chinese University English Classroom

Authors
Xin Xiang1, Chujun Hou2, Leqi Peng3, *, Xiaohan Qian4
1College of Chinese Language and Literature, Huanggang Normal University, Hubei, 438000, China
2College of Chinese Language and Literature, Zhejiang International Studies University, Zhejiang, 310000, China
3Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, City University of Macau, Macau, 999078, China
4Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Anhui, 241000, China
*Corresponding author. Email: H20090100091@cityu.mo
Corresponding Author
Leqi Peng
Available Online 13 February 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_66How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Foreign language classroom; EFL learners; Self-efficacy; English learning anxiety
Abstract

Emotion is an important factor that affects foreign language learning. This study conducted a questionnaire survey among 150 Chinese college students and an interview with 8 Chinese college students. Statistical analysis and thematic analysis were utilized to investigate students’ self-efficacy and learning anxiety in English classroom, as well as the correlation between the two and their influence on learners’ learning status. The results show that: 1) Chinese university students’ English learning ability efficacy is significantly and negatively linearly related to English learning anxiety; 2) The four factors of learning anxiety including worry, nervousness, fear of speaking English, and fear of being asked questions in class can explain 70.5% of the changing reasons to the efficacy of English learning ability. The above findings are of great significance to how to construct an efficient foreign language classroom environment and promote learners’ development from the perspective of humanistic learning theory.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
13 February 2023
ISBN
978-2-494069-97-8
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_66How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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AU  - Xin Xiang
AU  - Chujun Hou
AU  - Leqi Peng
AU  - Xiaohan Qian
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/02/13
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BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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