非英语专业大学生英语演讲焦虑及心理干预对策

颇具影响力的大型英语演讲比赛已成为展现当代中国大学生的英语水平和思想风貌,以及各高校英语教学水平的舞台,因而得到全国各级院校的积极响应。英语演讲对发展青年学生个人能力的促进作用也逐渐为人所知。然而,由于受英语演讲焦虑的影响,非英语专业大学生演讲能力很难得到提高。通过用窄时间段测量法,能够观测分析演讲者在几个关键时间段所感受到的状态焦虑。利用分析结果,结合团体心理辅导干预,教师可帮助学生减轻英语演讲焦虑,改善演讲表现。     

高职公共英语教学中的情感因素分析及应用

情感因素和认知因素共同影响语言的习得过程。学习者的动机、自信、兴趣、焦虑等情感状态会直接影响到他们的学习行为和学习效果。情感输入、情境互动、积极反馈等教学手段能够减少语言习得过程中的情感过滤,有效地解决高职公共英语教学中存在的问题,帮助高职学生提高语言应用能力和综合素质。     

The effects of microcomputers on the work of professional accountants

A model of the interrelations between perceptions, anxieties, attitudes, microcomputer use and work outcomes of professional accountants is developed and tested on 157 Big Six accountants. The results show that job satisfaction of professional accountants is directly affected by their attitude toward using microcomputers and by microcomputer use itself. Job performance appears to be only directly affected by microcomputer attitudes, but microcomputer use does not directly affect job performance. Along with perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, computer anxiety is shown to be an important determinant of microcomputer attitudes—higher levels of computer anxiety negatively affect these attitudes. Conversely, higher levels of perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness heighten individuals' positive attitudes toward using microcomputers. Perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness also indirectly affect microcomputer attitudes through their effect on computer anxiety. The results show that higher levels of perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness result in lower levels of computer anxiety. A surprising result from the study is that while perceived ease of use is shown to directly affect the level of microcomputer usage, perceived usefulness and attitude toward using microcomputers do not.     

Effects of personality traits on visitors attending an exposition: the moderating role of anxiety attachment

Expositions or “expos” are large consumer trade shows representing a catalyst for on-site direct spending by visitors attracted to these events that are promoted by destination marketing organizations, governments, communities, and businesses. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a new research model involving the analysis of five specific personality traits representing pleasure visitors attending an annual expo to provide more meaningful information for destination marketing professionals. This study then examined the effects of how visitor personality traits play upon expo attachment, satisfaction, and revisit intention using anxiety attachment as a moderator. Results revealed the relationships between expo attachment and satisfaction, attachment and revisit intention, and satisfaction and revisit intention were significant. Also, anxiety attachment was shown to moderate the relationships between all visitor personality traits and expo attachment. Accordingly, this study provides theoretical insights for future tourism research and offers new promotional implications for expo practitioners.     

维吾尔族、柯尔克孜族初中生汉语交际意愿与汉语焦虑的关系研究

以新疆石河子市师范学校的105名维吾尔族、柯尔克孜族初中生为调查对象,采用课堂内交际意愿量表和外语课堂焦虑量表(FLCAS)调查了这些学生的汉语交际意愿和汉语焦虑。调查发现:维吾尔族、柯尔克孜族初中生的汉语交际意愿较高,汉语焦虑处于中等水平;一些个体因素(如:性别、民族和年级)在汉语交际意愿、汉语焦虑上不存在显著性差异;维吾尔族、柯尔克孜族初中生的汉语交际意愿与汉语焦虑呈显著的负相关;交际恐惧对汉语交际意愿有显著的负向预测作用。     

“I just don’t feel comfortable speaking English”: Foreign language anxiety as a catalyst for spoken-language barriers in MNCs

Over the last two decades, the impact of language standardization in MNCs has attracted considerable research attention. However, although the current IB literature strongly suggests that the introduction of English can cause a significant barrier, we still have not fully understood the micro-foundations of such barriers. We conducted an inductive study and interpret our findings using an interdisciplinary approach drawing from both IB related research as well as research from the field of linguistics and language studies. We propose that a major challenge for MNC employees is the foreign language anxiety they typically experience in a non-native language. It is manifest in communication avoidance and withdrawal, as well as code-switching. Our findings indicate that such communicative behaviors can have a considerable impact on interpersonal communication, affecting both the content and relationship dimension. Our study contributes to emerging research on the role of anxiety-related factors as micro-foundations of language barriers and provides a so far rather neglected starting point for firms to reduce the language barrier in corporations.     

The ugly side of job rotation

This study would examine the effect of job rotation on two common forms of hindrance stressors witnessed among tourism and hospitality employees namely role ambiguity and role conflict of employees on employees in hotel. Besides, this study will examine the impact of the mentioned hindrance stressors on several negative outcomes such as job-related anxiety, anger and sabotage behavior. Moreover, this inquiry further examined the mediation effect of hindrances stressor the relationship between job rotation and anger, job-related anxiety and sabotage behaviors. By applying judgmental sampling technique, data were collected from 193 frontline employees working in 17 five and four-star hotels in Tehran. The relationship between study constructs were tested through structural equation modeling. The findings of the study revealed that hindrance stressors mediate the relationship between job rotation, anger, anxiety and service sabotage.     

Ontological Security, Existential Anxiety and Workplace Privacy

The relationship of workers to management has traditionally been one of control. However, the introduction of increasingly sophisticated technology as a means of supervision in the modern workplace has dramatically altered the contours of this relationship, giving workers much less privacy and making workers much more visible than previously possible. The purpose of this paper is to examine the current state of technological control of workers and how it has altered the relationship of worker to organization, through the impact upon self as perceived by the worker.     

Parental occupation and children’s school outcomes in math.

We investigate the relationship between math attitude and students’ math scores using data obtained from PISA 2012 and a 2SLS model. Math attitude is approximated by an indicator that takes into account intangible (parental attitude, student instrumental motivation and student math anxiety) and tangible (parental help in math homework) factors. The presence of one family member in a math-related career is our instrumental variable. We find that an increase of one standard deviation in math attitude increases the student score by approximately 30 points, a relevant effect since 40 points is the equivalent of one year of schooling.     

EFL听力课堂学生焦虑根源及应对策略

大学英语听力教学易引起学生焦虚。教师应选择合适的教学材料,恰当把握教学过程,选择合适的考试测量方式,帮助学生减轻听力焦虑感,提高听力理解水平。