Abstract
This paper aims to explore foreign language writing anxiety among non-English major students enrolled in an English academic writing course in Japan. The study used questionnaires to survey 25 second-year university students to evaluate the challenges causing anxiety while writing academic papers. Results revealed that there are six primary causes of students’ anxiety over their writing: time pressure for writing tasks, low self-confidence, writing rules, the presence of competitiveness, concerns about accuracy, shame, and emotional isolation. Based on the findings, the author suggests possible solutions for motivating students in the classroom. These activities may help students mitigate feelings of anxiety, which may lead to greater self-confidence, thereby potentially increasing learning results and decreasing the dropout of high-risk students in EFL settings.
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Lidija Elliott, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
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Conference: ACE2024
Stream: Foreign Languages Education & Applied Linguistics (including ESL/TESL/TEFL)
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