Exploring Strategies to Alleviate Writing Anxiety among High School Students in the Context of the New College Entrance Examination

Abstract

Currently, in the context of the new curriculum and the new college entrance examination, English writing has occupied a considerable proportion in various exams, and its importance is self-evident. However, precisely because of its importance and difficulty, students are prone to experience writing anxiety during the writing process, which affects the completion of writing tasks and hinders the development of writing skills. In this regard, this article primarily targets high school students, and based on existing materials and research, explores the causes of their writing anxiety, in order to propose four teaching measures aimed at alleviating high school students' writing anxiety: increase the inspiration and Cultivation of writing thinking; select and expand appropriate teaching materials; training writing strategies to improve writing effectiveness; confident writing, maintain a positive attitude. Through this article, both teachers and students can pay more attention to writing anxiety, take it seriously, and better improve our writing teaching.