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Foreign Language Enjoyment and Classroom Anxiety of Chinese EFL Learners With Intermediate and Low English Proficiency
Su, Huina1,2
2022-01-02
Source PublicationJournal of Language Teaching and Research
ISSN1798-4769
Volume13Issue:1Pages:101-109
Abstract

Driven by Positive Psychology, research on emotions in second language acquisition has moved from The Anxiety-Prevailing Phase to Positive and Negative Emotions Phase (Dewaele & Li, 2020). A growing number of scholars begin to study learners’ emotions from a more holistic perspective. The present study investigated the levels and sources of foreign language enjoyment (FLE) and foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) of 231 Chinese EFL undergraduates with intermediate and low English proficiency. The study found moderate levels of both FLE and FLCA among participants. However, the level of FLE was much lower than the international and domestic samples, while the level of FLCA showed the opposite pattern. There was no significant gender difference emerged for FLE, while female participants reported more FLCA than their male counterparts. Moreover, no significant difference was found in the levels of both FLE and FLCA between intermediate and low English proficiency students. Qualitative data analysis confirmed that FLE was closely related to teacher factors while FLCA was more related to learners themselves. Based on these findings, pedagogical implications were provided for EFL teaching in China.

KeywordChinese Efl Undergraduates Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Foreign Language Enjoyment Intermediate And Low English Proficiency Positive Psychology
DOI10.17507/JLTR.1301.12
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Language英語English
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85125491464
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Education
Affiliation1.University of Macau, Macao
2.Hainan University, Hainan, China
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
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Su, Huina. Foreign Language Enjoyment and Classroom Anxiety of Chinese EFL Learners With Intermediate and Low English Proficiency[J]. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2022, 13(1), 101-109.
APA Su, Huina.(2022). Foreign Language Enjoyment and Classroom Anxiety of Chinese EFL Learners With Intermediate and Low English Proficiency. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 13(1), 101-109.
MLA Su, Huina."Foreign Language Enjoyment and Classroom Anxiety of Chinese EFL Learners With Intermediate and Low English Proficiency".Journal of Language Teaching and Research 13.1(2022):101-109.
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