Reading Anxiety among Chinese Exchange Students in a Study-Abroad Context

Autor/in	Lijun, Li
Titel	Reading Anxiety among Chinese Exchange Students in a Study-Abroad Context
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 12 (2019) 9, S.96-104 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Study Abroad; Anxiety; Second Language Learning; Student Attitudes; Reading Comprehension; Course Descriptions; Content Area Reading; Knowledge Level; Cultural Differences; Program Effectiveness; Educational Benefits; Undergraduate Students; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Measures (Individuals); Asians; Exchange Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Angst; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schülerverhalten; Leseverstehen; Kursstrukturplan; Sinnerfassendes Lesen; Wissensbasis; Kultureller Unterschied; Bildungsertrag; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Messdaten; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Exchange programme; Exchange program; Exchange programmes; Austauschprogramm
Abstract	This study presents the results of an investigation into L2 reading anxiety among eight Chinese exchange students who participate in a one-year program at an American University. Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS) is used as a measurement of reading anxiety. Data are also collected from semi-structured interviews, syllabus of all six specialized courses participants have taken during the academic year and their final scores. The study finds: 1) all participants experience a rather high level of reading anxiety; 2) despite such anxiety, participants perform well in all major courses; 3) underlying causes for reading anxiety include content knowledge, unpreparedness of cultural difference and general negative feeling of studying a foreign language. Based on the research findings, suggestions are given to improve the overall efficacy of such exchange program, aiming to benefit all immediate parties involved. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01