Research on the Phenomenon of “Foreign Language Anxiety” Based on Individual Differences of Learners

Abstract

Nowadays, the emotional factor of foreign language anxiety plays a crucial role in second language acquisition, which has attracted the attention of many researchers. Given this, based on the theory of foreign language anxiety and individual differences in second language acquisition, this paper uses the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale, self-made foreign language anxiety questionnaire and interview tools to explore the phenomenon of foreign language anxiety among Chinese college students and the individual differences affecting foreign language anxiety by conducting a questionnaire survey of some students of Zhejiang Yuexiu University as research subjects. The study results mainly manifest in two aspects: the existence of foreign language anxiety and the impact of individual differences in second language acquisition on foreign language anxiety. At the end of the article, the author puts forward targeted suggestions to alleviate foreign language learning anxiety based on the survey results.