Exploring the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance: a qualitative study

Writing skill is seen as a cornerstone of university students’ success in both academic and career life. This qualitative study was conducted to further explore the teachers’ and students’ perceptions on the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance, contributing factors of...

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Main Authors: Badrasawi, Kamal J I, Zubairi, Ainol Madziah, Idrus, Faizah
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Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2016
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spelling iium-509052017-03-19T07:56:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/50905/ Exploring the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance: a qualitative study Badrasawi, Kamal J I Zubairi, Ainol Madziah Idrus, Faizah H62 Study and teaching. Research L Education (General) Writing skill is seen as a cornerstone of university students’ success in both academic and career life. This qualitative study was conducted to further explore the teachers’ and students’ perceptions on the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance, contributing factors of writing apprehension, and strategies to reduce writing apprehension. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to get more in-depth information from two respondents: one experienced instructor of teaching writing at the Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD), International Islamic University Malaysia, and another, a graduate student who was reported to having a high level of writing apprehension using Daly and Miller’s (1975) questionnaire on writing apprehension. Thematic analysis approach was used for data analysis. Both respondents were convinced that writing apprehension has a negative influence on students’ writing performance; the sources of contributing factors could be students, instructors, and teaching learning setting; and writing apprehension could be reduced through suggested strategies. It is recommended that instructors should be more aware of students’ problems in the writing skill. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2016-07-26 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50905/1/Exploring_the_Relationship_between_Writing_Apprehension_and_Writing_Performance__A_Qualitative_Study.pdf Badrasawi, Kamal J I and Zubairi, Ainol Madziah and Idrus, Faizah (2016) Exploring the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance: a qualitative study. International Education Studies, 9 (8). pp. 134-143. ISSN 1913-9020 E-ISSN 1913-9039 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ies/article/view/61790 10.5539/ies.v9n8p134
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Badrasawi, Kamal J I
Zubairi, Ainol Madziah
Idrus, Faizah
Exploring the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance: a qualitative study
description Writing skill is seen as a cornerstone of university students’ success in both academic and career life. This qualitative study was conducted to further explore the teachers’ and students’ perceptions on the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance, contributing factors of writing apprehension, and strategies to reduce writing apprehension. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to get more in-depth information from two respondents: one experienced instructor of teaching writing at the Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD), International Islamic University Malaysia, and another, a graduate student who was reported to having a high level of writing apprehension using Daly and Miller’s (1975) questionnaire on writing apprehension. Thematic analysis approach was used for data analysis. Both respondents were convinced that writing apprehension has a negative influence on students’ writing performance; the sources of contributing factors could be students, instructors, and teaching learning setting; and writing apprehension could be reduced through suggested strategies. It is recommended that instructors should be more aware of students’ problems in the writing skill.
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author Badrasawi, Kamal J I
Zubairi, Ainol Madziah
Idrus, Faizah
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Zubairi, Ainol Madziah
Idrus, Faizah
author_sort Badrasawi, Kamal J I
title Exploring the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance: a qualitative study
title_short Exploring the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance: a qualitative study
title_full Exploring the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance: a qualitative study
title_fullStr Exploring the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance: a qualitative study
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance: a qualitative study
title_sort exploring the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance: a qualitative study
publisher Canadian Center of Science and Education
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/50905/
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