AUTHOR=Rasool Ushba , Qian Jiancheng , Aslam Muhammad Zammad 

TITLE=An investigation of foreign language writing anxiety and its reasons among pre-service EFL teachers in Pakistan

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.947867

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.947867

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Psychologically complicated by nature, anxiety refers to feelings of worry, fear, or apprehension. Several research studies have been devoted to exploring the effects of anxiety on different language skills, including writing. since foreign language anxiety directly influences a learner's motivation and determination to learn that language, it is imperative to conduct studies on the findings and reasons behind this anxious feelings. One-third of foreign language learners have been experiencing at least a moderate level of anxiety. Researchers have attempted to investigate stories and causes of anxiety among foreign language learners. The present study objectifies two goals to determine the extent of writing anxiety followed by reasons and references to the role of gender. Seventy-two pre-service students of the English language training department from the University of Education, Multan, Pakistan, were selected for the study using convenience sampling. Second language writing anxiety inventory (SLWAI) and second language writing anxiety reasons inventory (SLWARI) were used to collect data, and semi-structured interviews were taken from students.