中文摘要：焦虑是一种忧虑状态，一种模糊,恐惧。外语课堂焦虑是外语学习中所特有的心理活动。初中生的心智还没有完全发展成熟，他们的知觉、信念等影响着英语课堂学习的成效，并且在英语课堂上容易产生课堂焦虑等消极情绪，这些负面情绪极大地影响了学习的效果以及学习成绩。本文通过对焦虑的概念探究入手，分析初中生英语课堂焦虑现状的。同时结合对课堂焦虑的多种形态研讨，尝试提出能够减少初中生英语课堂消极焦虑的方法。如营造轻松的学习氛围，采用合作式学习模式，改良评价体系等，从而提高英语课堂教学效率。

关键词：初中生；焦虑；英语课堂教学

Contents

中文摘要

Abstract

1. Introduction-1

2. Anxiety-2

2.1 Definition of anxiety-2

2.2 Positive Anxiety and Negative Anxiety-2

2.3 Anxiety and foreign language learning-2

3. Factors Arousing Students’ Anxiety in current Junior High School English Teaching-3

3.1 Anxiety caused by the conduction of classroom teaching-3

3.2 Anxiety caused by evaluation-3

3.3 Learners’ affective variables-4

4. Solutions to reduce students’ negative anxiety in English classroom teaching-5

4. 1 Creating relaxing learning environment.....5

4. 1. 1 Changing the roles of teachers-5

4. 1. 2 Building up harmonious relationship between teachers and students-6

4. 2 Adopting Cooperative learning in classroom teaching-6

4. 2. 1 Proper distribution of tasks-7

4. 2. 2 Fulfilling tasks through collective efforts-7

4. 3 Promoting students’ self esteem......9

4. 3. 1 Improving teachers’ tolerance of mistakes-8

4. 3. 2 Encouraging students through proper evaluation-8

5. Conclusion-9

References-12

Acknowledgements-13