On Anxiety of English Exams in Middle School 中学生英语考试焦虑.doc

On Anxiety of English Exams in Middle School by Submitted to the B. A. Committee in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in the English Department of School of Foreign Languages of Langfang Teachers College 10 May 2010 廊坊师范学院本科生毕业论文 题 目：学生姓名：指导教师：二级学院：外国语学院 系 别：英语系 专 业：英 语 年 级：2011届 学 号：完成日期：2010年月日 attention by educational fields and academic fields. It is estimated that the field of test anxiety research is approximately fifty years old. Test anxiety is one of the emotional disorders for middle school students. Immoderate test anxiety is a negative mood, which belongs to psychological problem. It not only affects middle school students test scores, but also affects middle school students physical and mental health. Based on the definitions, classifications and reasons of test anxiety, the author of this paper brings forward such methods as cognitive adjustment, emotional adjustment and behavioural adjustment. In detail, the author adopted cognitive-attentional training and self-confident training in regard to cognitive adjustment, adopted communication and educational instruction in terms of emotional adjustment, and adopted progressive muscle relaxation training and deep breathing training in terms of behavioural adjustment. This paper mainly focuses on those methods and the author used those methods in reality. In conclusion, those methods tend to make students have the right attitude towards English exams, which contribute to alleviating students test anxiety. Key words: test anxiety; middle school students; adjustment; training 中学生英语考试焦虑 摘要：考试焦虑已引起教育界和学术界的关注，考试焦虑的研究大约有五十年的历史。考试焦虑是中学生情绪障碍之一。不当的考试焦虑是一种消极的情绪，它属于心理问题。考试焦虑不仅影响学生的考试成绩，而且影响学生身心健康发展。基于对考试焦虑的定义，分类及其缘由，作者提出认知调节法，情感调节法，及其行为调节法。在这篇文章中作者采取的认知调节法包括认知注意训练法和自信训练法，情感调节法包括谈话法和教育指导法，行为调节法包括逐步肌肉放松训练和深呼吸训练。这篇论文主要研究这些方法，作者把这些方法用于实践。 总的来说，这些方法使中学生对英语考试有了正确的认识，缓解了中学生英语考试焦虑，从而引导中学生身心健康发展。 关键字：中学生；考试焦虑；调控；训练方法 Content 1. Introduction 1