Liu, H., Yan, C., & Fu, J. (2022). Exploring livestream English teaching anxiety in the Chinese context: An ecological perspective. Teaching and Teacher Education, 111, Article 103620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2021.103620

Abstract:

“Drawing on Bronfenbrenner’s ecological system and van Lier’s affordance, this study explored livestream English teaching anxiety experienced by high school teachers through interviews with 12 high school EFL teachers from China. Six types of anxiety were identified at the macro, exo, and micro levels, namely, anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic, limited technological support from school authorities, students’ parents, inadequate technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK), and insufficient effective teacher–student interactions. Implications for alleviating teachers’ online anxiety were proposed to enhance the teachers’ livestreaming confidence and the teaching quality in the post pandemic era. •Twelve high school English teaching from different areas in China were involved in this case study. •Bronfenbrenner’ ecological system and van Lier’s affordance informed the analytical framework of our study. •A qualitative approach of in-depth interviews was employed for in-depth understanding of livestream teaching anxiety. •The teacher participants experienced a persistently high level of anxiety during livestream teaching. •Six types of anxiety were identified at the macro, exo, and micro levels.”