A Study on the Correlations between English Speaking Self-Concept and English Classroom Speaking Anxiety of Non-English Major Freshmen

Abstract

English speaking self-concept and English classroom speaking anxiety are two important factors impacting learners’ English acquisition. This research investigates the relationship between English speaking self-concept and English classroom speaking anxiety on non-English first-year students. Questionnaires were adopted as the main instruments. The results show that there does exist a negative correlation between English classroom speaking anxiety and English speaking self-concept among non-English first-year students, while such kind of relation is not strong.