Synchronous (Onsite) Teacher Education / Professional Development Research Report/Paper (25 mins Onsite)
Reading Anxiety and Reading Performance Among Vietnamese English-Major Students
Reading seems to be an easy process which does not cause language learners as much tension as other productive skills. However, similar to other skills, an experience of anxiety may cause poor performance and reading receives no exception. The current study investigated 71 English-major students who studied the English Linguistics Program at International University,VNU-HCMC, Vietnam. The students took part in the survey to measure their reading anxiety, using the English Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Inventory (EFLRAI) (Zoghi & Alivandivafa, 2014). They were later assigned one Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) reading test to measure their reading performance. The results found out that students experience low to moderate levels of reading anxiety. Additionally, the Pearson correlation test showed a significant moderate negative relationship between reading anxiety and reading performance (r=-.362). The findings indicate that the anxious feelings can be considered as a barrier to students achieving good reading performance.
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Ngoc Nguyen holds a Master degree in Applied Linguistics from Macquarie University, Sydney. She has great interest in the study of linguistics, especially in semantics and pragmatics. She has many years teaching experience in Academic English, Phonetics and Phonology, Morphology, Semantics and Syntax. Besides linguistics, she has conducted a number of studies related to enhancing students’ motivation and performance in skills classes. She is now working as a full time lecturer in International University, Vietnam National University HCMC.
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Tran Thuy Hang is a full -time lecturer in International University, Vietnam National University HCMC. She got a Master degree in TEFL at Southern New Hampshire University, USA in 2011. She has 16 years of experience teaching EFL, and EAP. Her research interests include language teaching and learning theories and teaching methodologies.
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Nguyen Hoang Phuong Mai is currently a lecturer at International University, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City. She holds a Master Degree in TESOL from University of Queensland, Australia. Having more than 10 years experience in teaching English to Vietnamese students at all levels, she has great interest in carrying out research on Affective Filter in Second Language Acquisition and Innovative Approaches in Language Teaching with the intention of continually improving her teaching quality.