The Relationship Between Freshmen's Foreign Language Test Anxiety and Foreign Language Test Scores: Taking Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province as An Example

Yiwen Zhu

2025

Abstract

Foreign language test anxiety (FLTA) is a complex phenomenon. The study investigates the level of FLTA of contemporary college students and studies the relationship between the FLTA and foreign language test scores among 165 freshmen. The adapted Test Anxiety Scale (TAS) was adopted, and the foreign language test achievement took the scores of the College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) as a reference. The results showed that the average score of FLTA among freshmen was at a moderate level generally, with variations across emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and physiological aspects. FLTA levels varied by gender and major. FLTA is negatively correlated with the test scores. It provides a deep understanding of the FLTA and possibilities of enhancing foreign language test achievement, as are suggestions for future research.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Zhu Y. (2025). The Relationship Between Freshmen's Foreign Language Test Anxiety and Foreign Language Test Scores: Taking Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province as An Example. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD; ISBN 978-989-758-779-5, SciTePress, pages 530-536. DOI: 10.5220/0014002800004912

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iesd25,
author={Yiwen Zhu},
title={The Relationship Between Freshmen's Foreign Language Test Anxiety and Foreign Language Test Scores: Taking Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province as An Example},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD},
year={2025},
pages={530-536},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0014002800004912},
isbn={978-989-758-779-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD
TI - The Relationship Between Freshmen's Foreign Language Test Anxiety and Foreign Language Test Scores: Taking Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province as An Example
SN - 978-989-758-779-5
AU - Zhu Y.
PY - 2025
SP - 530
EP - 536
DO - 10.5220/0014002800004912
PB - SciTePress