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The Relationship between Anxiety and Iranian EFL Learners ’ Reading Comprehension
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Naghadeh, Shabnam Amini Parsa, Sheler Naghadeh, Mansour Amini Naghadeh, Naser Amini |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Learning an additional language is both cognitively and emotionally demanding. Anxiety, a complicated phenomenon, is a kind of emotion so the issue of anxiety in second language (L2) learning has concerned researcher. This study investigated the correlation between Anxiety and reading comprehension skill among Iranian EFL learners. At first, a modified version of Comprehensive English Language Test was administered to a group of 82 students to determine their homogeneity as well as to assess their language proficiency. In the next phase of the study 33-item Likert-style Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale was modified. In the last phase of the study, the students were given a reading comprehension test consisting of 28 multiple-choice items based on 3 reading passages. This test was designed to examine the relationship between foreign language reading anxiety and reading comprehension. The result shows anxiety and reading comprehension in English are correlated negatively in boys & girls separately and boys & girls both. The normal level of anxiety gives positive affect in reading comprehension. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://irjmsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/paper76.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
