外語學習焦慮與人格特質在大學生的英語學習成就的預測力分析

Analyzing the Predictive Power of Foreign Language Learning Anxiety and Personality Traits on the EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Achievement in University Students

高柏祺(Po-Chi Kao) ； 康輔安(Philip Craigie) ； 高佩倫(Pei-Lun Kao) ； 胡正申(Cheng-Shane Hu)

《南台人文社會學報》 13期 (2015/05) Pp. 79-109

摘要

本研究主要目的是要探索外語學習焦慮與人格特質在大學生的英語學習成就可能產生的預測力；也就是說，這兩個變因對於英語學習成就能做出怎樣的解釋？參與研究的受測者為249名上大學英文課程的學生，兩份量表包括Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale（FLCAS）（Horwitz, Horwitz, & Cope, 1986）與Big Five Inventory（John, Donahue, &Kentle, 1991）的修訂版（Chiao, 2002）分別被使用來測試這兩個變因，全民英檢中高級初試成績則被用來衡量學生的英語學習成就。統計分析結果顯示這兩個變因對於英語學習成就作出具統計意義的顯著貢獻，其中，外語學習焦慮的Beta值(β)最大，意即：外語學習焦慮對於英語學習成就在這幾個變因裡預測力最強。本項研究對於這兩個變因在大學生的英文學習成就所扮演的角色，提供了有意義的訊息。

關鍵字

外語學習焦慮 ； 人格特質 ； 英語學習成就 ； 外語教學

並列摘要

The purpose of this study is to investigate the predictive power of foreign language learning anxiety (FLLA) and personality traits on university students' English as a foreign language (EFL) learning achievement. The main focus is to determine how well FLLA and personality traits can explain EFL learning achievement. 249 Taiwanese university students who were enrolled in EFL courses participated. I employed the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) (Horwitz, Horwitz, & Cope, 1986) and the modified version (Chiao, 2002) of the Big Five Inventory (John, Donahue, & Kentle, 1991) to assess the factors under study. The first stage of the High-Intermediate Level (intended for non-English major college or university students) of the General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) was used to evaluate students' EFL learning achievement. The results show that personality traits and FLLA make statistically significant contributions to EFL achievement. Of all the factors at play, FLLA made the largest significant unique contribution to the prediction of EFL achievement. The findings provide valuable and useful information for psychological research in pedagogical and linguistic contexts.

並列關鍵字

foreign language learning anxiety ； personality traits ； EFL achievement ； foreign language education