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AnInvestigationofL2Learners’AnxietyandPerformanceunderPlanningTimeinOralTest 　　【Abstract】Previous research has shown that the effect of planning time in second language can trigger the anxiety of the speaker. In this study， time is manipulated as an important variable in a final Oral English Test for students of College English. Discourse analytic techniques and SPSS software are used to classify and process the data collected. 　　【Key Words】Anxiety Time Oral Test Discourse Analysis 　　【中图分类号】G64 【文献标识码】A 【文章编号】2095-3089（2015）06-0093-02 　　I. Introduction 　　Based on many researches that have been done， it’s widely acknowledged that L2 Learners suffer from varied kinds of anxiety when they are doing English listening， writing or speaking. According to Prof. Wang Yinquan （Wang， 2001）， oral English is likely to cause the most extensive degree of anxiety in L2 Learners due to its unique characteristics. Some candidates show extreme anxiety in taking foreign language tests. This is especially true in the case of testing oral communication ability. 　　The effect of planning time on second language learners’ performance is recognized as theoretically important in the second language acquisition literature （Skehan， 1995）. And in the testing situation， planning time is of interest for both theoretical reasons relating to test validity and practical goals related to test design. 　　II. Methodology 　　1. Participants 　　Participants of this study cover students from 2 classes of College English courses， named Class A （the Traditional Class， 44 students） and Class B （the Innovative Class， 43 students）. They have the same proficiency level. At the beginning of the semester， they formed small study groups of 5-6 people and the oral test is given orderly to these groups. 　　2. Materials and Data 　　Materials involved in this study are the topics designed to test both students’ oral proficiency level and their achievements this semester. Four types of data are collected in this s