Students’ Anxiety In Learning Writing at the English Language Education Department of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang

Abstract

Writing is both an emotional and cognitive activity, involving both thought and feeling as we compose. Writing skills serve as the cornerstone of effective communication, requiring continual practice to refine and develop into proficient communication abilities. The aim of this research is to explore and analyze the types and the factors that affect students’ writing anxiety among students at English Department of UMM. The research method applied in this research is mixed-method by involving 35 students in the UMM who have taken or are currently taking thesis writing courses. It was found out that the types of writing anxiety are divided into three namely Cognitive Anxiety, Somatic Anxiety, and Avoidance Anxiety. While the factors of writing anxiety are divided into 2 namely internal factors (1) lack of confidence; (2) perfectionism; and (3) self-efficacy and external (1) teaching methods used by teachers; and (2) expectations set by teachers