چکیده

Considering the importance of test anxiety and its negative effect on students’ performance, the current qualitative study was conducted to explore strategies Iranian EFL teachers use to reduce students’ test anxiety. As to the objective, a survey with 10 open-ended questions was administered among 38 Iranian EFL teachers. Thematic analysis was used to identify common themes and expressions in the participants’ responses. The results of the analyses revealed that teachers were aware of test anxiety and its manifestations in their classrooms. Unusual facial expression was perceived by teachers as one of the most common test-anxious students’ behaviors. Further, teachers reported to be able to utilize various strategies to reduce students’ test anxiety. As referred by most of the teachers, positive self-talk was the most successful and commonly used strategy. Importantly, the results revealed that teachers had not even been provided with any training related to test anxiety which obviously indicates the ignorance of this issue in the context of Iran. The findings and further interpretations of the qualitative data can provide both pre- and in-service EFL teachers with strategies their colleagues use to help anxious students. Besides, teacher trainers and teachers of any field can take advantage of the findings of the current study.

کليدواژه ها

test anxiety, foreign language test anxiety, test anxiety reduction strategies

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