Apprehension, Topic Variety, and Proficiency in Writing of Indonesian EFL Students

Cahyono, Bambang Yudi; Amelia, Rizky; Mutiaraningrum, Ira

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“…This result is consistent with the study of Olanezhad (2015) who observed a moderate level of writing anxiety among Iranian EFL undergraduate students majoring in English translation, teaching, and literature. It also supports the studies by Cahyono et al (2016) and Quvanch and Na (2022) who recounted similar results among their participants. Yet, it is contradictory with the results of some studies (e.g., Cheng, 2002;Genç & Yaylı, 2019;Lababidi, 2021;Rabadi & Rabadi, 2020;Rezaei et al, 2014;Syarifudin, 2020;Sundari & Febriyanti, 2017;Wahyuni & Umam, 2017;Wern & Rahmat, 2021) which reported high levels of writing anxiety for the participants.…”

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Iranian EFL Students’ Perceptions of Foreign Language Writing Anxiety and Perfectionism in Essay Writing

Khezerlou

2023

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<em>Mastering writing skills is an essential criterion for EFL students who desire to fully invest in their academic discipline. While it is crucial to develop numerous writing abilities to communicate effectively, the research shows that the affective variables, such as self-esteem, perfectionism, stress, anxiety, and burnout, exert a profound negative influence both on the process and product of writing. To explore the devastating effects of these constructs beyond, the study aims to investigate the interactive impact of anxiety and perfectionism on essay writing among Iranian EFL students (n=85). The Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory of Cheng (2004) and the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale of Hewitt and Flett (1990) were employed to measure the participants’ perceived writing anxiety and perfectionism. A quantitative research method was employed in the collection and analysis of the data. The results showed a medium level of FL writing anxiety and perfectionism among the participants. They also revealed that the most prevalent types of anxiety and perfectionism among them were cognitive and self-oriented, respectively. Finally, the results disclosed a strong positive relationship between their anxiety and perfectionistic tendencies. Thus, it was concluded that anxiety and perfectionism may interactively challenge EFL students more in their writing activities. The results are beneficial in deepening the understanding of teachers and researchers in the field pedagogically and practically.</em>

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Iranian EFL Students’ Perceptions of Foreign Language Writing Anxiety and Perfectionism in Essay Writing

Khezerlou

2023

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“…Despite the fact that second or foreign language WA is becoming an established field of research in the Indonesian context, this notion has largely been underresearched (Kusumaningputri, Ningsih & Wisangkono, 2018). Available literature shows common strands of researches on this topic are levels, types, and causes of Indonesian EFL students' WA (Wahyuni & Umam, 2017;Ariyanti, 2017;Kusumaningputri, Ningsih & Wisangkono, 2018), WA and its relation to other aspects of writing such as writing performance and topics of writing (Cahyono, Amelia, & Mutiaraningrum, 2016;Sundari & Febriyanti, 2017). Although these researches can shed some lights to the notion of foreign language WA in the Indonesian context, there are two rooms that need to be explored.…”

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Writing Anxiety among Indonesian EFL College Students: Levels, Causes, and Coping Strategies

2019

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This research aimed at investigating foreign language writing anxiety experienced by Indonesian EFL learners studying at Universitas Negeri Padang. The numbers of participants involved in this survey were 132 students comprising of sophomores, junior, and senior students. This research employed three research instruments: Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory (SLWAI) to collect data on students’ levels of writing anxiety; Causes of Writing Anxiety Inventory (CWAI) to gauge information about sources of students’ writing anxiety; typologies of tactics to cope with writing anxiety. The result of this research reveals that the level of students’ writing anxiety is moderate. In addition, no significant relationship between students’ writing anxiety level and their academic level is revealed suggesting moderately anxious students outnumbering those with high and low writing anxiety at any academic level. In addition, the sources of students’ writing anxiety are problems with topic choice, linguistic difficulties, and lack of writing practice. The coping strategies used by students to overcome writing anxiety are preparation, positive thinking, relaxation, peer-seeking, and resignation (most-frequent to least frequent respectively).

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Culture and Innovation in Essay Writing Project: EFL Students’ Perceptions

Cahyono

2018

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Two important concepts in education nowadays are “culture” and “innovation.” Culture is important as it goes along with the way people think, feel, and do and their phases of life, while innovation is important as it suggests development. In the context of education in the globalization, culture reflects identity, while innovation reflects creative products beyond conventional practices. This small-scale study examined EFL students’ perceptions on the essay writing project incorporating both culture and innovation. It involved 25 students attending an essay writing course in the English Department of a state university in Indonesia, Following the completion of the teaching and learning actvites: the students’ perceptions were elicited on the basis of three criteria: development of idea for writing, meaningfulness of the writing project, and writing competence of the students. The results showed that the EFL students perceived combination of local culture and innovation in the form of video making helped them developing essays. They also thought that the essay writing project was meaningful and they felt that their writing competence improved after following the writing project.

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Apprehension, Topic Variety, and Proficiency in Writing of Indonesian EFL Students

Abstract: This study examined the relation between Indonesian EFL students ' apprehension and proficiency in writing, students' proficiency

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Iranian EFL Students’ Perceptions of Foreign Language Writing Anxiety and Perfectionism in Essay Writing

Iranian EFL Students’ Perceptions of Foreign Language Writing Anxiety and Perfectionism in Essay Writing

Writing Anxiety among Indonesian EFL College Students: Levels, Causes, and Coping Strategies

Culture and Innovation in Essay Writing Project: EFL Students’ Perceptions

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