Students’ essay writing anxiety: A narrative study of Indonesian tertiary EFL learners

Recent years, numerous studies across the world have examined EFL learners’ writing anxiety through their writing test. Yet, there is limited study on investigating learners’ anxiety in essay writing, particularly contextualized in Indonesia. Viewed from the lens of narrative study, this article exp...

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Published in:	JEES (Journal of English Educators Society)
Main Authors:	Dinda Faismaul Ro’ufiyati, Moh. Arif Mahbub
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo 2023-04-01
Subjects:	efl learners' essay anxiety narrative inquiry tertiary-level education
Online Access:	https://jees.umsida.ac.id/index.php/jees/article/view/1717

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