TITLE:
The Effects of Self-Regulated Learning Writing Strategies on English Writing Self-Efficacy among Chinese Non-English Major Students
AUTHORS:
Gang Wang
KEYWORDS:
Self-Regulated Learning, Writing Strategies, Self-Efficacy, Non-English Major Students
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.11 No.8,
August
10,
2023
ABSTRACT: Writing is considered a complex process as its relevance to learners’
cognitive and affective activities. The objective of this study is to describe
the status quo of non-English major students’ use of self-regulated learning
(SRL) writing strategies and the level of writing self-efficacy, and
investigate the correlations between the use of SRL writing strategies and
writing self-efficacy so as to optimize the EFL writing instruction in China. To
this end, a quantitative method was adopted, which first addressed the use of
SRL strategies and the writing self-efficacy by means of two questionnaires,
and continued with the exploration of the relationship via correlational
analysis. The results show that non-English major students hold a relatively
positive attitude towards the use of SRL writing strategies and have a moderate
confidence in the act of writing. Those with positive attitudes towards the use
of SRL writing strategies are more likely to acquire higher level of writing
self-efficacy. The findings of the study are helpful to complement the existing
writing research, and provide new implications for the enhancement of EFL
students’ writing performance.