A Study of Non-English Majors Postgraduates Students’ Listening Anxiety and Its Countermeasures

Language anxiety is one of the important emotional factors affecting learning effect, especially in listening activities. Listening anxiety is common among English learners and can affect their academic performance. Rational use of listening learning strategies can reduce the negative impact of anxiety on English learning. This paper conducts a qualitative research on the status and causes of non-English major postgraduates’ listening anxiety through interviews, and puts forward targeted countermeasures to overcome the listening anxiety.