现在，不少专家关注着外语焦虑。经过一段时间的研究，一些学者开始研究与某一具体语言技能一一譬如听力一一相关的焦虑。本文主要研究外语听力焦虑。关于这一课题，到目前为止，还没有一个明确的定义。 根据前人的研究，焦虑可分为许多类型。在听力课堂中，它的作用，不管是阻碍性的还是促进性的，都不可小觑。现在，国内外学者都开始关注这一课题。但是，关于它的特性和作用的研究仍然匮乏。 在理论基础上，笔者采访了一些大学生，和他们谈论了外语听力焦虑。研究显示:在大学里，形势已经相当严峻。不同类型的焦虑确实存在于听力学习者中。而在大多数情况下，焦虑起的是阻碍作用，尽管引起焦虑的原因五花八门，但对于专家、教师、学生来说，找到可行的解决办法并非难事。在这篇文章中，笔者也提出了一些建议。 希望有越来越多的专家、教师、学生能意识到这一情感要素的重要性，并找出相应对策，使焦虑在听力学习中能起到积极作用。

As time goes by, more and more researchers pay attention to foreign language anxiety. And,after a period of studying, some experts focus on anxiety related to concrete language skills, such as listening.And this paper mainly talks about foreign language listening anxiety,which doesn’t have a certain definition till today. According to the researches of the predecessors, there are many different classes of anxiety.And it plays an important role, facilitating or debilitating, in listening classes. Now, some experts, including foreigners and Chinese, begin to concern with this subject. However, more studies are needed to explore the nature and effect of it. Based on these theories, the author interviews some undergraduate, talking about foreign language listening anxiety.From this study, it is clear that the situation is really severe in universities. Different types of anxiety do exist among listeners, and in most occasions, it influences students in a debilitating way. Although the reasons causing this feeling are various, it is not impossible for researchers,teachers,and students to find practical solutions.Ａnd the author introduces some suggestions. It is hopes that more people, including experts, teachers, and students, attach importance to this factor of affect and find some solutions to lead this factor play a positive role in listening study.