Causes and Alleviation Strategies of Foreign Language Writing Anxiety

Xiao Lin

doi:10.54097/7ym5fg31

Authors

Xiao Lin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/7ym5fg31

Keywords:

Foreign language writing anxiety, English teaching, cognition, emotion.

Abstract

With the advent of globalization in recent years, the status of foreign languages in international exchanges and cooperation has become increasingly prominent. To meet the development needs, China's education has also been undergoing reforms accordingly, and the status of English writing in English teaching has been gradually rising. Therefore, conducting relevant research on foreign language writing anxiety (FLWA) is significance for foreign language writing teaching. The research theme of this paper is the causes of FLWA and the strategies to alleviate writing anxiety. This study combines a range of research techniques to gather information on the reasons behind students' writing anxiety and investigate potential solutions. The research finds that multiple factors affect writing anxiety and multiple methods can relieve anxiety. Meanwhile, it also points out the limitations of the research and future directions. This paper points out that the causes of writing anxiety mainly include the cognitive and emotional factors of the writers, such as metacognition, writing self-efficacy, self-confidence, self-esteem, learning outcomes.

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