The Effects of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety in Online English Classes on Chinese Undergraduate Students’ Academic Performance During The COVID-19

Abstract

With the intensification of the epidemic, schools around the world have begun to implement online distance learning. This paper investigates the connection between performance and students' anxiety in a foreign language online classroom. The authors collected 102 sophomore English majors’ Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scales (FLCAS) and collected their professional grades in a certain subject and conducted relevant interviews with six students. According to studies, there is a link between student performance and anxiety in foreign language classes. At the end of this paper, the authors put forward some methods to reduce anxiety in foreign language classrooms. For example, teachers adjust teaching methods, encourage students to dare to speak, create a relaxed classroom environment, and let students dare to make mistakes. For students, they should find out the factors that cause anxiety and find a learning method that suits them. There are some deficiencies in this paper, such as the small number of researchers, etc. The authors hope to conduct further research and propose future research directions.