The Effects of Reading Anxiety and Learning Motivation on EFL Stu-dents' Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition During Reading

• 作者: 李巧秀 周园园
• 来源期刊: 海外英语（下）
• 学科: 文学
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（12）
• 所属期刊栏目: 语言学研究
• 页码范围: 122-124,126
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: H08
• 语种: 中文

摘要

This study explores the effects of two affective factors, reading anxiety and learning motivation on incidental vocabulary acquisition (IVA) under Chinese context. Fifty-two sophomores form a comprehensive university in southern China were enrolled in this study; data were collected through questionnaires, IVA test, and semi-structured interviews. This study identified the signifi- cant relationship between IVA and learning motivation but reading anxiety was non-significant. The findings contributed empirical evidence to the effects of affective factors on Chinese students'incidental vocabulary acquisition.