The Study of Correlation between Online English Learning Anxiety and Achievement for Chinese College Students

Abstract

The popularization of mobile internet devices is the foundation of the reformation in foreign language learning learning mode. And studies on online foreign language learning anxiety has been the hot topic recently. This thesis applied Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale to explore the relationship between online English learning anxiety and achievement. And the results demonstrated that Chinese college students are showing moderate English learning anxiety. Online English learning anxiety is negatively correlated with language achievement. It worth noting that there exist significant differences between female and male students towards detailed elements in language anxiety scale.

The Correlation of English Language Learners’ E-Learning Anxiety, E-Learning Readiness and E-Learning Achievement

“…The results of calculations to look for the relationship between anxiety variables and student achievement in this study are the same as previous studies. In the research conducts on participants in college in China by some researchers, Zhu, Qin, Chen, and Duan (2016) find there is no link between student anxiety in online learning and achievement. While in other studies conduct by Saadé, Kira, Mak, & Nebebe (2017) did not explain directly whether there is or not a relationship between anxiety in online learning and student achievement.…”

“…The reason there is no positive correlation between online learning anxiety and student achievement, that the participants have been familiar with multimedia stuff. Zhu, Qin, Chen, and Duan (2016) stated it is unavoidable that the English learning environment has altered in an era of Internet and information, where artificial intelligence is accessible to the majority of people, particularly college students who are expected to be equipped with the ability to embrace new ideas. The participants in this study have been in a multimedia classroom since they are in middle school.…”