CYCLE OF WRITING PROPHECY: EXPLORING BELIEFS AND FEAR IN ACADEMIC WRITING

Authors

  • Noor Hanim Rahmat Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
  • Mazlen Arepin Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kampus Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Norhartini Aripin Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
  • Zarina Razlan Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Kampus Segamat, Johor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v6i6.3900

Keywords:

writing apprehension, fear, beliefs, behaviour, result

Abstract

The fear of writing stems from many reasons. Some fear the process, some fear the product, while others fear the reaction given towards their writing product. Past researchers have done many studies that investigate many angles of writing. When it comes to writing, the self-imposed belief (positive or negative) is dependent on other imposed expectations (positive or negative). This in turn affects the end result of the writing assignment. This study is done to investigate the cycle of writing prophecy and explore how this cycle is influenced by the writers’ beliefs and fear. 108 participants were purposely chosen from a few groups of students who registered for an academic writing course, they were asked to respond to the instrument. The instrument used is a survey (table 1). The survey has 5 sections. Section A is about demographic profile. Section B has 9 items on Beliefs. Section C has 15 items on Writing apprehension. Section B has 7 items on Behaviour, and section E has 25 items on result. Findings bear interesting pedagogical implications towards the teaching and learning of writing.

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Author Biographies

  • Noor Hanim Rahmat, Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
    Noor Hanim Rahmat has taught in the university for over 26 years. Her research interests are TESL, Educational Psychology, Academic Writing and Academic Reading.
  • Mazlen Arepin, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kampus Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
    Mazlen Arepin has taught in the university for more than 15 years. Her research interests include English Literature, TESL.
  • Norhartini Aripin, Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
    Norhartini Aripin has taught in the university for more than 6 years. Her research interests are TESL, Academic Writing, and Writing Anxiety.
  • Zarina Razlan, Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Johor, Kampus Segamat, Johor, Malaysia
    Zarina Razlan has taught in the university for more than 10 years. Her research interests are TESL and Academic Writing.

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2021-08-22

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