A b s tr a c t In recen t y ears, lan gu ag e research ers an d sch o lars b o th at h o m e an d ab ro ad h av e ad opted a v ariety o f m eth odologies in different con texts to study th e relatio nsh ip b etw een lan g u ag e an x iety an d lan gu ag e learn in g th eoretically an d p ractically. In ligh t o f th e th eo ry o f affectiv e facto rs an d th e research es on lan gu ag e an x iety b o th at h om e an d ab ro ad , th e au th o r p u ts forw ard th e fo llow in g q u estion s: 1) W ith reg ard to an x iety lev el,w h at is th e d ifferen ce b etw een stu d en ts o f d ifferen t g en d ers? 2 ) A re th e stu d en ts fro m d ifferen t grad es sh o w th e sam e lev el o f an x iety ? 3 ) W h at is th e d ifferen ce b etw een stu d en ts fro m d ifferen t classes (m ain stream class or gifted class)? 4 ) W ith reg ard to an x iety lev el, w h at is th e differen ce b etw een th e stud en ts m ajo rin g in arts an d th o se m ajo rin g in scien ce? 5) W h at is th e co rrelatio n b etw een fo reig n lan gu ag e an x iety an d foreign lan gu ag e ach iev em en ts? 6) W h at are th e p o ssible facto rs co n trib u tin g to stu d en ts' an x iety in learn in g E n g lish ? T h e p articip an ts in th is stu d y w ere 2 50 sen io r h igh stud en ts fro m th e S en io r H igh S ch o o l attach ed to T ianjin U n iv ersity. T h e au th or first adm in istered F oreig n L an g u ag e C lassro o m A n x iety S cale (F L C A S ) to th e p articip an ts. In o rd er to g et a m o re d etailed rep o rt, a facto r an alysis o f F L C A S w as p erfo rm ed , fro m w h ich fiv e facto rs w ere reach ed as fo llo w s, fear o f b ein g ask ed in class, fear o f fallin g b eh in d o th ers, d islik e o f attend in g E n g lish classes, fear o m u nicatin g w ith E n g lish sp eak ers, fear o f interactin g w ith th e teach er. T h e p resen t stu d y h as n o t o n ly o b serv ed th e o v erall an x iety lev el o f th e p articip an ts,b ut also h ad a clo ser lo o k at
