Lis tening Anxiety in EFL Learning Taking “Middle School Students” As an Example

Junying Zhang

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol5.iss1.81

Authors

Junying Zhang

China West Normal University, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol5.iss1.81

Keywords:

middle school students, listening anxiety, countermeasur

Abstract

Among the fundamental skills of English language learning such as listening, speaking, reading and writing, noticeably, listening is regarded as the most important part by Second Language researchers. This thesis will mainly reports the new findings of a survey on middle school student’s anxiety in English listening. The new findings of this survey indicate that importance should be attached to the possibility and potential besides students poor performance when English teachers attempt to come up with
countermeasures on reducing English listening anxiety and assist students listen more effectively.

Author Biography

Junying Zhang, China West Normal University, China

College of Foreign Language Education

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