期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2021
卷号：11
期号：1
页码：334-345
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i1/8399
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：Writing for English as a second language (ESL) is a challenging, yet demanding skill for ESL writers. This skill requires learners to excel in language use such as vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, strategies and lexical. In other words, ESL writers should possess adequate language proficiency in order to produce a good written text. This demand causes ESL writers to experience writing anxiety. Hence, it is important for teachers and educators to acknowledge common signs of writing anxiety portrayed by the ESL writers during the writing process. Recognising early signs of writing anxiety could alleviate ESL writers from having much worries and anxious during the writing process. This qualitative study therefore aims to identify signs of writing anxiety shown by a female ESL writer during a writing process. Data is collected by reporting on narrative enquiry from an observation of a writer going through the process of writing using Think Aloud protocol. A semi-structured interviewd was carried out as part of data collection. The findings revealed that writing anxiety occurred during the writing process from the writing behaviour shown by the ESL writer. Results of this study have given a great impact on teaching and learning of ESL academic writing.
