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An Analysis of Writing Anxiety English Foreign Language at Eighth Grade Students in Junior High School

Published: 7/14/2023

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the writing anxiety of English students in the eighth grade of junior high school. This study uses mixed methods where quantitative to determine the types and factors of writing anxiety, while qualitative to determine strategies in reducing writing anxiety. The instruments used for data collection are two closed questionnaires, namely Cheng's second language writing anxiety inventory (SLWAI) and Rezae and Jafari's causes of writing anxiety inventory (CWAI). The results of this study found that the type of writing anxiety with the highest results was cognitive anxiety compared to the other two types of anxiety. Then there are six factors that cause writing anxiety, namely fear of negative evaluation, low levels of self-confidence, pressure from task perfection, insufficient of practical writing experience, fear of writing exams and lack of writing techniques.

KEYWORDS:AnxietySLWAICWAIAnxietySLWAICWAI

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