An Investigation of EFL College Students’ L2 Academic Writing Anxiety

• 영문명: An Investigation of EFL College Students’ L2 Academic Writing Anxiety
• 발행기관: 한국영미어문학회
• 저자명: 윤혜준(Hye Joon Yoon)
• 간행물 정보: 『영미어문학』제152호, 241~269쪽, 전체 29쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2024.03.30

영문 초록

In order to explore L2 writers’ psychological aspects, this project investigated the academic writing anxiety experienced by Korean college students majoring in English. Accordingly, the present study made use of both quantitative and qualitative data. Cheng’s (2004) Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory (SLWAI) was administered to 150 participants to identify their levels, patterns, and possible sources of L2 writing anxiety, along with their scores on the TOEFL writing task and the qualitative data from the open-ended questionnaire. The quantitative findings indicated that participants experienced a moderate level of L2 academic writing anxiety, which negatively correlated with their L2 writing performance in terms of both quality and quantity. The qualitative findings revealed four major themes that caused L2 academic writing anxiety: linguistic knowledge, writing skills for content development, evaluation, and task environment. The pedagogical implications for EFL writers were discussed.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Literature Review

3. Research Method

4. Findings and Discussion

5. Conclusion and Pedagogical Implications

Works Cited

키워드

second language writing anxiety English as a foreign language Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory (SLWAI) academic writing