Based on the survey on the state anxiety of 72 college English teachers responsible for EAP courses in Shanghai， the current study points out the features of their state anxiety in terms of the conflicts between teachers' professional role and their domestic role， professional self conflict， sense of satisfaction anxiety， teaching preparation and class management anxiety， professional development anxiety and teaching achievement anxiety． Finally， strategies aiming to relieve the state anxiety during the transitional period and to promote college English teachers' professional development are presented．