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Liu, Yuanyuan – English Language Teaching, 2020
Writing anxiety is one of the most essential factors influencing language learning. The current study is to explore the effect of sentence-making practice on reducing writing anxiety of two classes of adult EFL learners, one in low-intermediate level (LI learners), the other in high-intermediate level (HI learners). Two classes received two-week…
Descriptors: Writing Apprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Kassem, Mohamed Ali Mohamed – English Language Teaching, 2017
The present study aimed at investigating the effect of using wikis on developing business writing skills and reducing writing anxiety of Business Administration students at Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz University, KSA. Sixty students, who were randomly chosen and divided into two equivalent groups: control and experimental, participated in the…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Writing Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Lin, Grace Hui Chin; Larke, Patricia J.; Jarvie, Douglas S.; Chien, Paul Shih Chieh – English Language Teaching, 2018
Anxiety (e.g., Dallos, 1976, 2006; Krashen, 2003, 2016) sometimes might be unavoidable in the learning process, because the cognitive and intellectual systems are usually connected with emotional factors. This empirical study was conducted in an English majors' advanced-level writing course to explore relevant explanations about why Taiwanese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Majors (Students), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Machida, Naoko; Dalsky, David J. – English Language Teaching, 2014
Research on anxiety in a foreign language-learning context is well-documented; however, few studies have directly focused on anxiety occurring within writing contexts despite the fact that writing anxiety is known to affect students' learning. The present study examined the effectiveness of concept mapping considering students' writing anxiety.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Anxiety, Writing Apprehension