A Research on the Relationship Between Reading Anxiety and Reading Strategy in English Reading: A Quantitative Study in Chengdu University

According to a large number of studies since the 1970s, learners’ emotional state is one of the important factors affecting learning effect of foreign language learning. In addition, reading is an important input and practice method in English learning, especially when it comes to language learning. 102 students majoring in English at the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Chengdu University were investigated by using two scales, FLRAS and ERSS, based on the Individual Learner Differences and Affective filter hypothesis. This study uses the social science statistical tool SPSSPRO to process and analyze all the data, aiming to explore the degree of English reading anxiety and the relationship between reading anxiety and reading strategies in English reading.

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