Libo, Wu and Abdul Halim, Hasliza (2024) Task complexity and foreign language writing emotions as predictors of EFL writing performance. Frontiers in Education, 9 (132384). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2504-284X

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Abstract

Emotions and task complexity have gained scant attention in EFL writing. This study, based on control-value theory and a positive psychology perspective, explores the relationship between task complexity, writing anxiety, writing boredom, writing enjoyment, and task complexity and writing emotions interaction on EFL writing performance among English major students in China’s educational context (N?=?84). It has been found that difficult writing tasks can result in higher writing anxiety and lower writing boredom. By 6?×?2 between-subject ANOVA, there is a significant interaction of task complexity and different levels of writing anxiety, writing boredom, and writing enjoyment for the dimensions of language fluency, complexity, and accuracy among English major students in China’s educational context. This study is an initial step in extending the writing emotions and task complexity in the production of EFL writing, which promotes the mutual integration of emotion and cognition in EFL writing research and thus supplies suggestions for task-based EFL writing instruction

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	writing enjoyment, writing anxiety, writing boredom, task complexity, writing performance
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Divisions:	School of Language, Civilisation and Philosophy
Depositing User:	Mr. Izhar Hj. Hashim
Date Deposited:	05 Nov 2026 09:22
Last Modified:	05 Nov 2026 09:22
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/34810

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