Writing performance relative to writing apprehension, self-efficacy in writing, and attitudes towards writing: A correlational study in Turkish tertiary-level EFL

Asian EFL Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 164-192

  Erkan, Dilek Yavuz ^a   Saban, Ayten Iflazoǧlu ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitudes towards writing; Efl context; Self efficacy in writing; Writing; Writing apprehension; Writing performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856185303     PISSN: 17381460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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