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Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China

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Writing has always been regarded as a basic skill that is difficult to master, especially for second language or foreign language learners. The study carried out an empirical quantitative investigation and qualitative analysis of the causes of English writing apprehension among non-English majors in Qingdao University of Science and Technology. It is necessary to understand the similarities and differences of foreign language writing apprehension of students at the beginning of enrollment and its impact on the writing process and writing performance. The result shows that such anxiety and impact will change after a year or two years of systematic writing training, and further study whether their future writing performance can be predicted according to their writing apprehension level. Aimed at the analysis outcome of the study, the author put forward three solutions from the perspective of reducing their writing apprehension and to boosting self-confidence in English writings for the purpose of improving the writing performance of the students.

KEYWORDS

empirical study, writing apprehension, writing process, writing performance

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US-China Foreign Language, September 2022, Vol. 20, No. 9, 315-320 doi:10.17265/1539-8080/2022.09.001

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