Investigating EFL Learners’ Self-efficacy and Their English Learning Anxiety in Chinese University English Classroom
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- 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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TY - CONF AU - Xin Xiang AU - Chujun Hou AU - Leqi Peng AU - Xiaohan Qian PY - 2023 DA - 2023/02/13 TI - Investigating EFL Learners’ Self-efficacy and Their English Learning Anxiety in Chinese University English Classroom BT - Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 521 EP - 530 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_66 DO - 10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_66 ID - Xiang2023 ER -