EXPLORING WRITING ANXIETY AMONG SINDHI UNDERGRADUATE ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of writing anxiety among Sindhi ESL students. The data was collected through the Second Language Writing Inventory (SLWAI) developed by Cheng (2004). The participants were (N=20) students studying English Linguistics and Literature at Sindh Madressatul Islam University in Karachi. The data collected was manually calculated and scored using Zhang's (2011) method. The results showed that Sindhi ESL learners experience a high level of anxiety when writing in English, particularly cognitive anxiety. Additionally, female participants experienced more somatic anxiety than males. Finally, the study found that practicing, journaling, mind-mapping, and receiving feedback from teachers were the most common coping mechanisms used by Sindhi ESL learners to manage their writing anxiety.
