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Autor/in | Lijun, Li |
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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)
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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 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 |