ERIC Number: EJ1255503
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1916-4742
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The Effect of Sentence-Making Practice on Adult EFL Learners' Writing Anxiety: A Comparative Study
Liu, Yuanyuan
English Language Teaching, v13 n6 p34-47 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 sentence-making practice, before completing the questionnaire designed specifically for the present study and attending the semi-structured interview. The descriptive statistics and independent t-test demonstrate that both mean scores of two classes are below 3 points, showing that they are in low or moderate anxiety levels. Moreover, the mean scores of HI class are lower than LI class in all four dimensions (classroom experience; while-writing experience; feedback experience; further effects), despite no significant difference, except for in the third dimension (feedback experience). Both statistic results and qualitative analysis with learners' attitudes towards sentence-making practice illustrate that the learners in two classes have less writing anxiety after sentence-making practice, and this teaching method has also brought beneficial effects on learners' writing.
Descriptors: Writing Apprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Adult Students, Writing Instruction, Scores, Teaching Methods, Sentences, Writing Skills, Comparative Analysis, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Majors (Students), Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Test Items, Negative Attitudes, Writing Processes, Anxiety, Communication (Thought Transfer), Likert Scales, Tests, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale; Writing Apprehension Test
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