Writing apprehension among form five students in an ESL classroom / Maslinda Ayu Zainal

Writing is a demanding activity especially for learners of a second / foreign language and yet it is a skill that they have to master in order to do well in the National Public Examinations which require them to write essays in different formats. Studies have shown that students' writing per...

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Main Author: Zainal, Maslinda Ayu
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Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling uitm-144862016-08-03T08:04:53Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14486/ Writing apprehension among form five students in an ESL classroom / Maslinda Ayu Zainal Zainal, Maslinda Ayu High schools Second language acquisition Writing is a demanding activity especially for learners of a second / foreign language and yet it is a skill that they have to master in order to do well in the National Public Examinations which require them to write essays in different formats. Studies have shown that students' writing performance is related to anxiety. This study seeks to find out what are the students' perception and reaction towards writing apprehension. The findings show that the subjects in this study suffered anxiety as a result of their lack of writing skills, and that the better students experienced less anxiety than the weaker ones. 2010 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14486/1/TD_MASLINDA%20AYU%20ZAINAL.%20ED%2010_5.pdf Zainal, Maslinda Ayu (2010) Writing apprehension among form five students in an ESL classroom / Maslinda Ayu Zainal. Degree thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA.
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Second language acquisition
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Second language acquisition
Zainal, Maslinda Ayu
Writing apprehension among form five students in an ESL classroom / Maslinda Ayu Zainal
description Writing is a demanding activity especially for learners of a second / foreign language and yet it is a skill that they have to master in order to do well in the National Public Examinations which require them to write essays in different formats. Studies have shown that students' writing performance is related to anxiety. This study seeks to find out what are the students' perception and reaction towards writing apprehension. The findings show that the subjects in this study suffered anxiety as a result of their lack of writing skills, and that the better students experienced less anxiety than the weaker ones.
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title Writing apprehension among form five students in an ESL classroom / Maslinda Ayu Zainal
title_short Writing apprehension among form five students in an ESL classroom / Maslinda Ayu Zainal
title_full Writing apprehension among form five students in an ESL classroom / Maslinda Ayu Zainal
title_fullStr Writing apprehension among form five students in an ESL classroom / Maslinda Ayu Zainal
title_full_unstemmed Writing apprehension among form five students in an ESL classroom / Maslinda Ayu Zainal
title_sort writing apprehension among form five students in an esl classroom / maslinda ayu zainal
publishDate 2010
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14486/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14486/1/TD_MASLINDA%20AYU%20ZAINAL.%20ED%2010_5.pdf
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