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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| author | Zainal, Maslinda Ayu |
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| 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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| spelling | uitm-144862016-08-03T08:04:53Z https://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 https://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. (2010) Degree thesis, thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA. <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/14486.pdf> |
| spellingShingle | High schools Second language acquisition Zainal, Maslinda Ayu Writing apprehension among form five students in an ESL classroom / Maslinda Ayu Zainal |
| title | 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_short | 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 |
| topic | High schools Second language acquisition |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14486/ |