On Reading Anxiety and Reading Proficiency of Non-English Majors in China

Abstract

College English Teaching Guide (2020 Edition) emphasizes the use of English as a basis for acquiring the most up-to-date science and technology in one's specialty and understanding foreign societies and cultures, as well as for cultivating cross-cultural communicative competence, and reading is the most direct and effective way to do so. However, there are numerous factors affecting reading, and related research needs to be deepened continuously. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between reading anxiety and reading ability among Chinese non-English majors. It is found that lexical-grammatical anxiety, chapter genre anxiety, emotional anxiety and cultural anxiety affect college English reading ability. The purpose of this article is to propose an enhancement program to develop college English reading teaching from the perspective of teachers and students.