Using the descriptive-correlational approach, researchers sought to establish a connection between writing anxiety and performance of Grade 11 students at Centro Escolar Integrated School in Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines. The results showed that majority respondents experience “moderate” level psychological symptoms while experiencing “lack focus,” “fear failure” which has highest weighted aver...

since the emergence of the process-oriented approach to second language writing instruction two main questions have been what and how error feedback should be given to the students. the question of whether teachers should provide feedback on grammar in the writing assignments of english as a foreign language students, and if so how, has been a matter of considerable debate in the field of secon...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To examine the experiences of therapeutic writing from the perspectives of patients attending a chronic pain management programme. BACKGROUND Pain is a multifaceted experience. Increased awareness, understanding and gaining new insights are essential aspects of dealing with chronic pain. It is crucial to find powerful ways to cope with chronic pain. Several studies point t...

â  â  a comparative study of books related to writing instruction in arabic language and subh al-asha â â â â â â â  ali zahed poor * â  â  abstract â â â  there are several books in arabic language on writing styles and instructions as well as the characteristics of writers. the present article is an attempt to introduce and critically and comparatively study the books written from the early o...

since the emergence of the process-oriented approach in second language writing instruction, the issues of writing instruction have been predominantly concerned with what and how error feedback should be given to the students’ writing. the present study investigated the effect of explicit corrective feedback on writing accuracy of iranian intermediate efl learners (n = 44) in hamedan islamic az...

The medical writings of early medieval western Europe c. 700 – c. 1000 have often been derided for their disorganised appearance, poor Latin, nebulous conceptual framework, admixtures of magic and folklore, and general lack of those positive features that historians attribute to ancient or later medieval medicine. This paper attempts to rescue the period from its negative image. It examines a n...

Dear Editor, Many years ago unprofessional supervisors were identified as one of the main reasons for the withdrawal of a student’s study. Recently in some universities, unethical supervision has become an increasing concern of students and ethic committees. The last few years has witnessed an increase in the withdrawal rate of students who quit their study because of the poor guidance of their...

This study investigates reflection keywords by contrasting two datasets, one of reflective sentences and another of descriptive sentences. The loglikelihood statistic reveals several reflection keywords that are discussed in the context of a model for reflective writing. These keywords are seen as a useful building block for tools that can automatically analyse reflection in texts.