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An Investigation on the Effects of Writing Anxiety on Readiness of Writing among Low Proficiency Undergraduates

Writing anxiety is a common problem affecting ESL learners’ proficiency. As writing skill is the most difficult skill that needs to be acquired by ESL learners, it is pertinent to manage the anxiety level to encourage learners to write. The facilitative effect of anxiety is important in enhancing wr...

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Main Authors: Sabariah Abd Rahim, Paramaswari Jaganathan, Tengku Sepora Tengku Mahadi
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Language:English
English
Published: Penerbit UMP 2016
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LB2300-2430 Higher education
LC65-245 Social aspects of education
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38046/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.15282/ijleal.v5.495
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spelling my.ums.eprints.380462024-01-29T04:10:13Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38046/ An Investigation on the Effects of Writing Anxiety on Readiness of Writing among Low Proficiency Undergraduates Sabariah Abd Rahim Paramaswari Jaganathan Tengku Sepora Tengku Mahadi LB2300-2430 Higher education LC65-245 Social aspects of education Writing anxiety is a common problem affecting ESL learners’ proficiency. As writing skill is the most difficult skill that needs to be acquired by ESL learners, it is pertinent to manage the anxiety level to encourage learners to write. The facilitative effect of anxiety is important in enhancing writing skills, particularly among low proficiency students. This study investigates the effects of writing anxiety on the readiness towards writing tasks in English among low proficiency undergraduates in Universiti Malaysia Sabah. A total of thirty undergraduates with MUET band 1 or 2 participated in the study. The anxiety level was measured using Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory (SLWAI). The data showed that students with high cognitive, somatic and avoidance anxiety have a greater apprehension towards writing tasks compared to those with low level of cognitive, somatic and avoidance anxiety. This affects their readiness to do writing tasks in English. This study has implication on the facilitating of classroom practices to enable students to involve and participate more effectively in their writing tasks. Penerbit UMP 2016 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38046/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38046/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Sabariah Abd Rahim and Paramaswari Jaganathan and Tengku Sepora Tengku Mahadi (2016) An Investigation on the Effects of Writing Anxiety on Readiness of Writing among Low Proficiency Undergraduates. International Journal of Language Education and Applied Linguistics (IJLEAL), 5. pp. 11-20. ISSN 2289-7208 https://doi.org/10.15282/ijleal.v5.495
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topic LB2300-2430 Higher education
LC65-245 Social aspects of education
spellingShingle LB2300-2430 Higher education
LC65-245 Social aspects of education
Sabariah Abd Rahim
Paramaswari Jaganathan
Tengku Sepora Tengku Mahadi
An Investigation on the Effects of Writing Anxiety on Readiness of Writing among Low Proficiency Undergraduates
description Writing anxiety is a common problem affecting ESL learners’ proficiency. As writing skill is the most difficult skill that needs to be acquired by ESL learners, it is pertinent to manage the anxiety level to encourage learners to write. The facilitative effect of anxiety is important in enhancing writing skills, particularly among low proficiency students. This study investigates the effects of writing anxiety on the readiness towards writing tasks in English among low proficiency undergraduates in Universiti Malaysia Sabah. A total of thirty undergraduates with MUET band 1 or 2 participated in the study. The anxiety level was measured using Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory (SLWAI). The data showed that students with high cognitive, somatic and avoidance anxiety have a greater apprehension towards writing tasks compared to those with low level of cognitive, somatic and avoidance anxiety. This affects their readiness to do writing tasks in English. This study has implication on the facilitating of classroom practices to enable students to involve and participate more effectively in their writing tasks.
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author Sabariah Abd Rahim
Paramaswari Jaganathan
Tengku Sepora Tengku Mahadi
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Paramaswari Jaganathan
Tengku Sepora Tengku Mahadi
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title An Investigation on the Effects of Writing Anxiety on Readiness of Writing among Low Proficiency Undergraduates
title_short An Investigation on the Effects of Writing Anxiety on Readiness of Writing among Low Proficiency Undergraduates
title_full An Investigation on the Effects of Writing Anxiety on Readiness of Writing among Low Proficiency Undergraduates
title_fullStr An Investigation on the Effects of Writing Anxiety on Readiness of Writing among Low Proficiency Undergraduates
title_full_unstemmed An Investigation on the Effects of Writing Anxiety on Readiness of Writing among Low Proficiency Undergraduates
title_sort investigation on the effects of writing anxiety on readiness of writing among low proficiency undergraduates
publisher Penerbit UMP
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url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38046/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38046/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38046/
https://doi.org/10.15282/ijleal.v5.495
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