Foreign Language Test Anxiety in EFL Learners. How Does It Affect the Language Skills of Writing, Reading, Listening and Oral Production?

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Theoretical background
• 2.1 Second Language Acquisition
• 2.3 Anxiety
• 2.3.1 Types of Anxiety
• 2.4 Foreign Language Anxiety
• 2.5 Foreign Language Test Anxiety
• 3. Methodology
• 3.1 Research Questions
• 3.2 Search Methods
• 3.3 How does Language Test Anxiety affect the following Language Skills of Writing, Reading, Listening and Oral Production?
• 3.3.1 Writing Production
• 3.3.2 Reading Production
• 3.3.3 Listening Production
• 3.3.4 Oral Production
• 3.4 What Factors impact Language Test Anxiety in Oral Production?
• 3.4.1 Personal Factors
• 3.4.2 Environmental Factors
• 3.4.3 Test Factors
• 4. Discussion
• 5. Conclusion
• 6. References

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This bachelor thesis investigates foreign language test anxiety in EFL learners, focusing on its impact on reading, listening, writing, and speaking comprehension, and identifying factors influencing oral production anxiety. The thesis aims to answer two main questions: how test anxiety affects different language skills and what factors contribute to anxiety in oral production.

• Foreign language test anxiety in EFL learners
• Impact of test anxiety on language skills (reading, listening, writing, speaking)
• Factors influencing language test anxiety in oral production
• Second language acquisition theories
• Types and nature of anxiety

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The introduction discusses the importance of English as a global language, highlighting the challenges and anxieties that can arise in its learning process. It introduces the focus of the thesis on foreign language test anxiety in EFL learners and outlines the two main research questions.

The theoretical background chapter provides a comprehensive overview of second language acquisition, anxiety in general, and its different types. It specifically delves into foreign language anxiety and foreign language test anxiety, defining key concepts and their relevance to language learning.

The methodology chapter describes the research questions, methods employed, and the approach taken to investigate the impact of language test anxiety on specific language skills. It includes a detailed breakdown of how anxiety affects writing, reading, listening, and oral production. The chapter further explores factors that impact language test anxiety in oral production, categorizing them into personal, environmental, and test factors.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

The main keywords and focus topics of this thesis include foreign language test anxiety, EFL learners, language skills, oral production, second language acquisition, anxiety types, personal factors, environmental factors, and test factors.