Exploring the Facilitating Effect of Anxiety on Learners who studying Chinese as a Second Language

Abstract

Anxiety, as a psychological emotion experienced by learners during the learning process, has garnered significant attention, especially as contemporary teaching models have shifted from being teacher-centered to learner-centered, in line with constructivist education theory emphasizing student learning and development. This paper provides an overview of the current research on facilitating effects of anxiety in second language learning. It clarifies the interplay between anxiety and individual factors in second language learners and their impact on learning performance. Furthermore, we offer a research methodology and for the quantitative research on measuring anxiety and to answer whether “Facilitating Anxiety” really exist in the process of second language acquisition.