Asynchronous (Online) A Study on EFL Writers’ Emotional Expressions and Perception more

Fri, Apr 28, 12:00-Thu, Jun 1, 00:05 Asia/Seoul

This study interpreted the meanings of writing in English by examining the indescribable feelings or felt sense of EFL writers through their experience and practice of English writing. To investigate the emotions connected to English writing among 10 Japanese EFL learners, this study employed TAE (Thinking at the Edge) methods. Data were collected from 10 TAE worksheets and individual interviews following the seven phases of the TAE procedure (Tokumaru, 2011). The findings indicated that the learners struggled to express themselves in English due to the linguistic differences between Japanese and English, which negatively affected their confidence in writing. Through their experiences of writing in English, the participants emphasized the importance of improving their writing proficiency and building their sense of achievement derived from their written work. This presentation will discuss the potential for using the TAE approach to further explore the emotions involved in L2 writing.