Naslov
A STUDY ON COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE PROCESSES IN EFL ACADEMIC WRITING

Autori
Nikčević-Milković, Anela ; Balenović, Katica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
PROGRAM BCES XIX ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "NEW CHALLENGES TO EDUCATION: LESSONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD" / - , 2021, 34-35

Skup
XIX BCES Annual International Conference "New Challenges to Education: Lessons from around the World"

Mjesto i datum
Sofija, Bugarska, 21.06.2021. - 25.06.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
academic writing, EFL learners, (meta) cognitive and affective processes of writing

Sažetak
Academic writing is a complex mental activity and many students face difficulties, especially when it comes to L2 (second/foreign language) writing. We conducted a mixed-methods research study using Zimmerman & Risemberg (1997) social-cognitive model of writing to investigate students' usage of (meta) cognitive and affective processes in EFL (English as a foreign language) writing. The quantitative part of the research was conducted on 104 Croatian university students, future primary teachers. After that the qualitative part followed where two focus groups (8 students in each group) were formed of higher and lower- scoring students in the quality of written performance. Research results showed that students in the second measurement gained better-written performance compared to the first one meanwhile the qualitative research results showed differences between higher and lower-scoring students. While higher-scoring students paid attention to the most important part of the text (structure, grammar, vocabulary), lowerscoring students thought about the structure of the text just during the writing process while technical tasks of the text were highly difficult for them. Participants were aware of all cognitive processes when writing and they were able to use different types of knowledge, however lowerscoring students lacked metacognitive knowledge. The detailed account of findings will be reported during the presentation. We anticipate that sharing the results with international community will provide understanding of self-regulatory learning processes in the field of writing as well as recommendations for EFL language learning in Croatia and abroad.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti, Filologija, Interdisciplinarne humanističke znanosti

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