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The Causes of Chinese College Students' Anxiety in English Speaking Learning - A Case Study Based on the IELTS Speaking Test

Author(s)

Wang Canran*

Affiliation(s)

Chinese Language and Literature, Chengdu Jincheng College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China *Corresponding author

Abstract

For foreign language learners, speaking is considered to be the most anxiety-producing of the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. In order to solve the problem of college students' speaking anxiety and promote their IELTS speaking learning, this study conducted semi-structured interviews with three IELTS test takers and explored the sources of Chinese college students' speaking anxiety, with a view to shedding light on IELTS speaking teaching.

Keywords

Sources of Perceived Anxiety; Speaking Anxiety; College Students

References

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