Foreign language test anxiety is an essential factor affecting the performance of test takers. Computer-based foreign language spoken test (CBST) is a newly emerged test mode due to the advance in modern educational technology. This thesis assesses and synthesizes the recent empirical literature about anxiety on computer-based foreign language spoken test. The result shows that CBST does not aggravate anxiety experienced by participants; however, the sources for anxiety in CBST should be taken into consideration.

Deng Yingzi. Anxiety on Computer-Based Foreign Language Spoken Test: a Review of Literature. Frontiers in Educational Research (2020) Vol. 3 Issue 6: 53-61. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2020.030615.

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