What makes them enjoy EFL writing?: case studies of the writing motivation and composing processes of four successful university EFL student writers.

Chan Hing Yee Letty.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-134).Abstracts in English and Chinese.TABLE OF CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.ivLIST OF TABLES --- p.ixLIST OF FIGURES --- p.xChapter CHAPTER 1 - --- INTRODUCTIONChapter 1.1 --- Rational of the Study --- p.2Chapter 1.2 --- Research Gap --- p.3Chapter CHAPTER 2 - --- REVIEW OF THE LITERATUREChapter 2.1 --- Review of Motivation Theories and Research --- p.6Chapter 2.2 --- Factors that Affect Writing Motivation --- p.11Chapter 2.2.1 --- Personal Factors --- p.11Chapter 2.2.2 --- Environmental Factors --- p.14Chapter 2.3 --- Writing Development --- p.17Chapter 2.4 --- The Nature of Writing --- p.18Chapter 2.4.1 --- Theories in Writing Processes --- p.18Chapter 2.4.2 --- Composing Processes/Planning Process --- p.22Chapter 2.5 --- Motivation in Language Learning: Context in Hong Kong --- p.25Chapter 2.5.1 --- Education Background in Hong Kong --- p.25Chapter 2.5.2 --- Writing Instructions --- p.26Chapter 2.5.3 --- Learning Motivation --- p.27Chapter CHAPTER 3 - --- METHODChapter 3.1 --- Research Question --- p.30Chapter 3.2 --- Research Design --- p.31Chapter 3.3. --- The Use of Methodology in the Current Study --- p.31Chapter 3.3.1 --- Studying Motivation --- p.31Chapter 3.3.2 --- Studying Writing Processes --- p.33Chapter 3.4 --- Participants --- p.34Chapter 3.5 --- Data Collection Procedures --- p.35Chapter 3.5.1 --- Semi-structured Interviews --- p.35Chapter 3.5.2 --- The Composing Processes --- p.37Chapter 3.5.3 --- Writing Journals --- p.41Chapter 3.6 --- Instruments --- p.41Chapter 3.6.1 --- Background Information Questionnaire --- p.41Chapter 3.6.2 --- Motivation and Effort Questionnaire --- p.42Chapter 3.6.3 --- Scale of Writing Apprehension --- p.42Chapter 3.6.4 --- Writing Self-Efficacy Questionnaire --- p.43Chapter 3.7 --- Data Analysis ProceduresChapter 3.7.1 --- Responses to the Background Information Questionnaire --- p.43Chapter 3.7.2 --- Responses to the Motivation and Effort Questionnaire --- p.43Chapter 3.7.3 --- Responses to the Scale of Writing Apprehension --- p.44Chapter 3.7.4 --- Responses to the Writing self-Effcacy Questionnaire --- p.44Chapter 3.7.5 --- The Semi-structured Interview --- p.44Chapter 3.7.6 --- Methods to Analyze the Data Collected in the Composing Session --- p.45Micro-motivation --- p.45Analysis of Pauses --- p.45Analysis of Writing Journals --- p.45Chapter CHAPTER 4 - --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.48Chapter 4.1 --- Writing Motivation and Affect --- p.48Chapter 4.1.1 --- Results of Motivation and Effort Questionnaire --- p.48Chapter 4.1.2 --- Results of Scale of Writing Apprehension --- p.49Chapter 4.1.3 --- Results of Writing Self-Efficacy Questionnaire --- p.51Chapter 4.2 --- Background of the Participants --- p.52Chapter 4.2.1 --- Daniel --- p.52Chapter 4.2.2 --- Cintia --- p.53Chapter 4.2.3 --- Melina --- p.54Chapter 4.2.4 --- Charlene --- p.55Chapter 4.3 --- Second Language Writing Motivation Outside the Classroom --- p.56Chapter 4.3.1 --- Personal Level --- p.57Chapter 4.3.2 --- Environmental Level --- p.67Chapter 4.4 --- Second Language Writing Motivation Inside the Classroom --- p.72Chapter 4.5 --- Confidence about Writing --- p.78Chapter 4.6 --- Micro-motivation in the Writing Task --- p.82Chapter 4.6.1 --- Factors Affecting Writing Motivation --- p.83Chapter 4.6.2 --- Factors Affecting Confidence --- p.86Chapter 4.6.3 --- Factors Affecting the Level of Comfort --- p.89Chapter 4.7 --- Writing Strategies --- p.91Chapter 4.8 --- Theoretical Discussions --- p.96Chapter 4.8.1 --- Writing Motivation: Its Relation to the Current Motivational Theories --- p.96Chapter 4.8.2 --- An Important Need for L2 Student Writers --- p.102Chapter 4.8.3 --- Theories in Writing Processes --- p.103Chapter 4.8.4 --- The Advantage of Personal Writing to L2 Students --- p.105Chapter CHAPTER 5 - --- CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONChapter 5.1 --- Recapitulations --- p.107Chapter 5.2 --- Results and conclusion --- p.109Chapter 5.3 --- Implications --- p.115Chapter 5.3.1 --- Methodological Implications --- p.115Strengths and Weaknesses --- p.115Further Research --- p.116Chapter 5.3.2 --- Pedagogical Implications --- p.117Creating the Basic Motivational Conditions --- p.120Generating Writing Motivation --- p.122Maintaining Writing Motivation --- p.124Encouraging Positive Retrospective Self-evaluation --- p.126Chapter 5.4 --- Conclusion --- p.127REFERENCE --- p.128APPENDIXESAPPENDIX A Background Information Questionnaire --- p.135APPENDIX B Consent Form of Participants --- p.137APPENDIX C Motivation and Effort Questionnaire --- p.138APPENDIX D Scale of Writing Apprehension --- p.140APPENDIX E Writing Self-Efficacy Questionnaire --- p.142APPENDIX F Instructions for Participants in the Writing Task --- p.144APPENDIX G Participants' Writing Sample in the Writing Task --- p.146APPENDIX H Instructions for Keeping a Writing Journal --- p.157APPENDIX I Participants' Reflective Writing Journals --- p.158Daniel's Journals --- p.158Cintia's Journals --- p.161Melina's Journals --- p.186Charlene's Journals --- p.19