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Article published In: ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Vol. 153 (2007) ► pp.53–75

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Language Anxiety in Efl Testing Situations

 | Tsinghua University, China
Published online: 1 January 2007
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https://doi.org/10.2143/ITL.153.0.2022821
Abstract
This paper reports on a study on orai English test anxiety in Chinese undergraduate EFL students at different proficiency levels. Data collected from a 34-item survey observations, and interviews revealed that (1) the majority of the students felt at least somewhat anxious about oral English tests, (2) the more proficient students tended to be less anxious, (3) oral English test anxiety negatively affected students' test performance, (4) a multitude of variables contributed to oral English test anxiety, and (5) most students felt helpless about being anxious about oral English tests. Based on these findings, some suggestions and implications are discussed.
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