| Abstract(in English) | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Background and purpose of this study | 第14-16页 |
| ·The significance of this study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of this thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-33页 |
| ·Classification of anxiety | 第18-20页 |
| ·Trait, state and situation-specific anxiety | 第18-19页 |
| ·Facilitating and debilitating anxiety | 第19-20页 |
| ·Foreign language learning anxiety | 第20-22页 |
| ·The theories on the relationship between anxiety and FL learning | 第22-23页 |
| ·Krashen's theory related to anxiety | 第22-23页 |
| ·The theory of Tobias | 第23页 |
| ·Studies on other foreign language specific skill anxieties | 第23-26页 |
| ·Foreign language speaking anxiety | 第23-24页 |
| ·Foreign language listening anxiety | 第24-25页 |
| ·Foreign language writing anxiety | 第25页 |
| ·Studies on other foreign language specific skill anxieties in China | 第25-26页 |
| ·Studies on foreign language reading anxiety | 第26-31页 |
| ·The general idea on FL reading anxiety: Saito et al.'s study | 第26-29页 |
| ·Potential sources of anxiety for foreign language readers: Lee's study | 第29-30页 |
| ·Other studies on foreign language reading anxiety at home and abroad | 第30-31页 |
| ·Contributions and weaknesses of the previous studies | 第31-32页 |
| ·Contributions of the previous studies | 第31页 |
| ·Weaknesses of the previous study | 第31-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第33-38页 |
| ·Research questions | 第33页 |
| ·Statement of hypotheses | 第33页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33-34页 |
| ·Instruments | 第34-35页 |
| ·The background information questionnaire(BIQ) | 第34页 |
| ·The Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale(FLRAS) | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale(FLCAS) | 第35页 |
| ·Reading proficiency tests | 第35页 |
| ·Pilot study | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data collection procedure | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Four Results of the study | 第38-54页 |
| ·Research question 1 | 第38-39页 |
| ·Reliability of adapted FLCAS and FLRAS | 第38页 |
| ·Relationship between adapted FLRAS and FLCAS | 第38-39页 |
| ·Research question 2 | 第39-44页 |
| ·The existence of reading anxiety among Chinese EFL students | 第39-41页 |
| ·Relationship between FL reading anxiety and reading performance | 第41-42页 |
| ·Correlation between three levels of anxiety and the corresponding reading comprehension scores | 第42-44页 |
| ·Research question 3 | 第44-45页 |
| ·Correlations between FLRAS and its three factors | 第44页 |
| ·Relationship between three subcomponents and reading performance | 第44-45页 |
| ·Research question 4 | 第45-51页 |
| ·Gender | 第45-47页 |
| ·Year of English learning | 第47-48页 |
| ·The most difficult skill to master in learning English (listening, speaking, reading and writing) | 第48-49页 |
| ·Motivation of reading in English | 第49-50页 |
| ·Degree of satisfaction with the previous reading performance | 第50-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter Five Discussion | 第54-65页 |
| ·Relationship between FLRAS and FLCAS | 第54-55页 |
| ·Relationship between foreign language reading anxiety and foreign language reading performance | 第55-59页 |
| ·Affective state of Chinese EFL college learners | 第55-56页 |
| ·Expressions of reading anxiety | 第56-57页 |
| ·Relationship between reading anxiety and reading performance | 第57-59页 |
| ·The influential factors on the negative relationship between reading anxiety and reading performance | 第59-61页 |
| ·Script and cultural apprehension | 第59-61页 |
| ·Emotional apprehension | 第61页 |
| ·Relationship between reading anxiety and background variables | 第61-64页 |
| ·Gender | 第61-62页 |
| ·Year of English learning | 第62-63页 |
| ·The most difficult skill to master in learning English (listening, speaking, reading and writing) | 第63页 |
| ·Motivation of reading in English | 第63-64页 |
| ·Degree of satisfaction with the previous reading performance | 第64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-65页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter Seven Pedagogical Implications, Limitations and Recommendation | 第67-71页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第67-69页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第69页 |
| ·Recommendation | 第69-71页 |
| Note | 第71-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-78页 |
| Appendix One | 第78-82页 |
| Appendix Two | 第82-85页 |
| 发表论文 | 第85页 |
