Acknowledgements
Abstract
中文摘要
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List of Abbreviations#ⅷ
1 Introduction
1.1 Background to the present study
1.2 Definition for the concepts of anxiety and language anxiety
1.3 Purpose of the study
1.4 Significance of the study
2 Literatnre review
2.1 Review of the related studies abroad
2.2 Relevant studies in China
3 Rationale of the study
3.1 Theory of elementary anxiety
3.2 Theory on conditions of learning
3.3 Social psychological theory
4 Present study
4.1 Hypothesis
4.2 Subjects of the investigation
4.3 Instruments of the investigation
4.4 Procedure of the investigation
4.5 Data collection and statistics
4.5.1 Statistical results and analysis
4.5.2 Statistical analysis of variable differences in language anxiety
4.5.3 Correlation analysis between different social variables and the three aspects of foreign language anxiety involved in FLCAS
5 Discussion
5.1 English language anxiety differences between the students from the two different schools
5.2 English language anxiety of the students in different grades
5.3 English language anxiety of the students in different sex groups
5.4 English language anxiety of the students with different achievements
5.5 English language anxiety of the students from different birthplaces \(city or country\)
5.6 English language anxiety of the students whose family income is different and whose parents are at different education levels
6 Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix 1: Questionnaire in the English version
Appendix 2: Questionnaire in the Chinese version
Appendix 3: Information of variable differences in language anxiety
Appendix 4: Information about the interview
Appendix 5: Raw data of the statistical analysis of variable differences in English language anxiety
Appendix 6: Raw data of the investigation