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CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK IN L2 WRITING: A Study of Practices and Effectiveness in the Bahrain Context [PDF]

, 2013
This study had the following aims: (1) to investigate the feedback and teaching practices of L2 writing at the University of Bahrain through classroom observations; (2) to investigate the effectiveness of two types of written corrective feedback (a ...
Mubarak, Mohamed
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L2 Writing Anxiety, Writing Self-efficacy and Writing Motivatio

Koya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020
The aim of this study was to investigate the predictability of global L2 writing performance of Iraqi Kurdistan English as a foreign language (EFL) learners through the affective and linguistic variable of L2 writing anxiety, writing self-efficacy and writing motivation.
Habib Soleimani, Hameed H. Hamasaid, Beway M. Saheb   +2 more
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Examining the Effects of Writing Instruction through Blogging on Second Language Writing Performance and Anxiety [PDF]

Issues in Language Teaching, 2019
This study investigated the effects of blog-mediated instruction on English-as-a-foreign language (EFL) learners’ writing performance and anxiety. In addition, it aimed to probe into the EFL learners’ attitudes towards blog-mediated writing instruction ...
Jalil Fathi, Saeed Nourzadeh
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An Investigation into Preparatory Class EFL Students’ L2 Writing Anxiety

Journal of Higher Education and Science, 2023
The current paper aims to investigate foreign language (L2) writing anxiety levels of Turkish EFL students with regard to their foreign language writing performance, gender, age and language level. The participants were 120 preparatory class students from A1, A2, and B1 levels at a state university in Turkey.
Fahrettin Bilge KEYVANOĞLU, Çağla ATMACA   +1 more
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Perfectionism and writing anxiety as predictors of Iranian EFL learners’ performance in IELTS writing module: a multi-dimensional perspective

Frontiers in Education, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between Iranian EFL Learners’ perfectionism and writing anxiety and their performance in the IELTS Writing Module.
Robab Khosravi, Elham Mohammadi, Nazanin Esmaeili, Hamed Zandi   +3 more
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Writing Center Visitors: Influence of L1 Writing Skills on Students’ Exophonic Writings

SAGE Open, 2021
This study investigated the influence of acquired L1 writing skills on exophonic writings of students ( N  = 147) from diverse majors, who visited an English writing center for assistance. Affective differences revealed students with L1 writing tutelage (
Yvette Denise Murdoch, Hyejung Lim, Jiyoung Cho   +2 more
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“But They’re Grad Students, They Should Know This”: Preliminary Findings from a Writing Center’s Hybrid Approach to Supporting Postgraduates in Qatar

Online Learning, 2023
Postgraduate research plays an important role in the knowledge economy, yet attrition rates among postgraduates remain a global concern. Numerous studies have cited anxiety around academic writing as a primary cause for declining completion rates ...
Mary Newsome, Mohammad Mollazehi, Mounia Zidani, Randa Sheik, Jumana Amiry   +4 more
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Anxiety in English Academic Writing of EFL Students [PDF]

SHS Web of Conferences
Academic writing in English is an essential skill for EFL students and a critical criterion for determining their eligibility for graduation. The issue of academic writing anxiety among second language (L2) learners has attracted significant attention ...
Jia Wei
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Interaction between CSL students’ motivation and anxiety under different L2 writing tasks: evidence from Vietnamese university students

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
IntroductionImproving task motivation can reduce anxiety and enhance the efficiency of second language (L2) learning. However, previous research has not determined whether the relationship between task motivation and anxiety is unidirectional ...
Cong Wang, Sida Zhu, Haijing Zhang
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The influence of task type and learner language background on writing production and anxiety: A Bayesian linear mixed-effects analysis

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
Despite growing interest in task-based language teaching (TBLT), limited empirical work has examined how different rhetorical task types influence second language (L2) writing development, especially in relation to affective variables, such as writing ...
Mahmoud Abdi Tabari, Xinya Liang, Ágnes Albert   +2 more
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