THE ROLES OF WRITING ATTITUDES AND WRITING APPREHENSION IN EFL LEARNERS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE

The present study used a mixed method research design since it aimed at examining the degree of relationship between the students’ writing attitude, apprehension, and writing performance and investigating the causes of both factors. The finding of the study revealed that there was a significantly po...

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Main Authors: Ulin Ni'mah, A. Effendi Kadarisman, Nunung Suryati
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Language:English
Published: English Department of Antasari State Islamic University 2017-06-01
Series:LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal
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Online Access:https://jurnal.uin-antasari.ac.id/index.php/let/article/view/1459
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description The present study used a mixed method research design since it aimed at examining the degree of relationship between the students’ writing attitude, apprehension, and writing performance and investigating the causes of both factors. The finding of the study revealed that there was a significantly positive correlation between attitude towards writing and learners’ writing performance (r=.240 and sig=.049<.05) and the difference of performance was significant (Sig.= .018 < .05). The writing apprehension and writing performance were significantly negatively correlated (r=-.246, sig=.043) and the difference of performance was significant (Sig.= .000< 0.05). The interview result showed several factors causing the students’ writing attitude and apprehension. The positive attitudes were caused by the importance of English as an international language, the relationship of English and science, the interest in writing and English, and the lecturer’s evaluation. Students having negative attitude confessed that they were not good at English, writing in English was a difficult activity, and they did not write much. Low writing apprehension was caused by the interest in writing, being good at grammar and vocabulary, and positive thinking in completing the task. At last, students with high apprehension thought that they were afraid of making mistakes; since they were not good at English, they tended to translate bahasa Indonesia into English, and they were not able to develop topics given by the lecturer.
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spelling doaj-art-d25c658f0e15493db5ba6d4154fc9f792025-01-12T00:47:42ZengEnglish Department of Antasari State Islamic UniversityLET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal2086-96062549-24542017-06-016210.18592/let.v6i2.14591042THE ROLES OF WRITING ATTITUDES AND WRITING APPREHENSION IN EFL LEARNERS’ WRITING PERFORMANCEUlin Ni'mah0A. Effendi Kadarisman1Nunung Suryati2State University of MalangState University of MalangState University of MalangThe present study used a mixed method research design since it aimed at examining the degree of relationship between the students’ writing attitude, apprehension, and writing performance and investigating the causes of both factors. The finding of the study revealed that there was a significantly positive correlation between attitude towards writing and learners’ writing performance (r=.240 and sig=.049<.05) and the difference of performance was significant (Sig.= .018 < .05). The writing apprehension and writing performance were significantly negatively correlated (r=-.246, sig=.043) and the difference of performance was significant (Sig.= .000< 0.05). The interview result showed several factors causing the students’ writing attitude and apprehension. The positive attitudes were caused by the importance of English as an international language, the relationship of English and science, the interest in writing and English, and the lecturer’s evaluation. Students having negative attitude confessed that they were not good at English, writing in English was a difficult activity, and they did not write much. Low writing apprehension was caused by the interest in writing, being good at grammar and vocabulary, and positive thinking in completing the task. At last, students with high apprehension thought that they were afraid of making mistakes; since they were not good at English, they tended to translate bahasa Indonesia into English, and they were not able to develop topics given by the lecturer. https://jurnal.uin-antasari.ac.id/index.php/let/article/view/1459Writing AttitudeWriting ApprehensionWriting Performance
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THE ROLES OF WRITING ATTITUDES AND WRITING APPREHENSION IN EFL LEARNERS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE
LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal
Writing Attitude
Writing Apprehension
Writing Performance
title THE ROLES OF WRITING ATTITUDES AND WRITING APPREHENSION IN EFL LEARNERS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE
title_full THE ROLES OF WRITING ATTITUDES AND WRITING APPREHENSION IN EFL LEARNERS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE
title_fullStr THE ROLES OF WRITING ATTITUDES AND WRITING APPREHENSION IN EFL LEARNERS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE
title_full_unstemmed THE ROLES OF WRITING ATTITUDES AND WRITING APPREHENSION IN EFL LEARNERS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE
title_short THE ROLES OF WRITING ATTITUDES AND WRITING APPREHENSION IN EFL LEARNERS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE
title_sort roles of writing attitudes and writing apprehension in efl learners writing performance
topic Writing Attitude
Writing Apprehension
Writing Performance
url https://jurnal.uin-antasari.ac.id/index.php/let/article/view/1459
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