%0 Journal Article
%T INVESTIGATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS¡¯ EFL WRITING APPREHENSION: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY IN CROATIA
%A Kosti£¿ Bobanovi£¿
%A Moira
%J -
%D 2016
%R 10.32728/ric.2016.21/1
%X Sa£¿etak Writing apprehension defines a person's ability to write under various stress types. Depending on a situation, an average person might perform below expectations, or be less apprehensive about writing than a professional. The purpose of this research is to investigate Croatian University students¡¯ English as a foreign language writing apprehension. For the purpose to determine if the variables of students' gender and academic level (age) play a role in their writing apprehension, we adapted WAT (Writing Apprehension Test) so this would be tailored to our study popu-lation. A longitudinal study was conducted among the students who were studying at the University of Juraj Dobrila, Pula. The participants were tested twice: in the first and in the third year. The results of the study indicated that, in contrary to respondents¡¯ gender, academic level was significant variable in their estimates of writing apprehension. In accordance with the findings stated above, a number of recommendations for handling writing apprehension were set
%K writing apprehension
%K longitudinal study
%K gender
%K academic level
%K English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
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