Chan Hing Yee Letty. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-134). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / TABLE OF CONTENTS / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.ix / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.x / Chapter CHAPTER 1 - --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Rational of the Study --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- Research Gap --- p.3 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 - --- REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE / Chapter 2.1 --- Review of Motivation Theories and Research --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- Factors that Affect Writing Motivation --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Personal Factors --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Environmental Factors --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3 --- Writing Development --- p.17 / Chapter 2.4 --- The Nature of Writing --- p.18 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Theories in Writing Processes --- p.18 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Composing Processes/Planning Process --- p.22 / Chapter 2.5 --- Motivation in Language Learning: Context in Hong Kong --- p.25 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Education Background in Hong Kong --- p.25 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Writing Instructions --- p.26 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- Learning Motivation --- p.27 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 - --- METHOD / Chapter 3.1 --- Research Question --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2 --- Research Design --- p.31 / Chapter 3.3. --- The Use of Methodology in the Current Study --- p.31 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Studying Motivation --- p.31 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Studying Writing Processes --- p.33 / Chapter 3.4 --- Participants --- p.34 / Chapter 3.5 --- Data Collection Procedures --- p.35 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Semi-structured Interviews --- p.35 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- The Composing Processes --- p.37 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- Writing Journals --- p.41 / Chapter 3.6 --- Instruments --- p.41 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Background Information Questionnaire --- p.41 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Motivation and Effort Questionnaire --- p.42 / Chapter 3.6.3 --- Scale of Writing Apprehension --- p.42 / Chapter 3.6.4 --- Writing Self-Efficacy Questionnaire --- p.43 / Chapter 3.7 --- Data Analysis Procedures / Chapter 3.7.1 --- Responses to the Background Information Questionnaire --- p.43 / Chapter 3.7.2 --- Responses to the Motivation and Effort Questionnaire --- p.43 / Chapter 3.7.3 --- Responses to the Scale of Writing Apprehension --- p.44 / Chapter 3.7.4 --- Responses to the Writing self-Effcacy Questionnaire --- p.44 / Chapter 3.7.5 --- The Semi-structured Interview --- p.44 / Chapter 3.7.6 --- Methods to Analyze the Data Collected in the Composing Session --- p.45 / Micro-motivation --- p.45 / Analysis of Pauses --- p.45 / Analysis of Writing Journals --- p.45 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 - --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.48 / Chapter 4.1 --- Writing Motivation and Affect --- p.48 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Results of Motivation and Effort Questionnaire --- p.48 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Results of Scale of Writing Apprehension --- p.49 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Results of Writing Self-Efficacy Questionnaire --- p.51 / Chapter 4.2 --- Background of the Participants --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Daniel --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Cintia --- p.53 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Melina --- p.54 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Charlene --- p.55 / Chapter 4.3 --- Second Language Writing Motivation Outside the Classroom --- p.56 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Personal Level --- p.57 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Environmental Level --- p.67 / Chapter 4.4 --- Second Language Writing Motivation Inside the Classroom --- p.72 / Chapter 4.5 --- Confidence about Writing --- p.78 / Chapter 4.6 --- Micro-motivation in the Writing Task --- p.82 / Chapter 4.6.1 --- Factors Affecting Writing Motivation --- p.83 / Chapter 4.6.2 --- Factors Affecting Confidence --- p.86 / Chapter 4.6.3 --- Factors Affecting the Level of Comfort --- p.89 / Chapter 4.7 --- Writing Strategies --- p.91 / Chapter 4.8 --- Theoretical Discussions --- p.96 / Chapter 4.8.1 --- Writing Motivation: Its Relation to the Current Motivational Theories --- p.96 / Chapter 4.8.2 --- An Important Need for L2 Student Writers --- p.102 / Chapter 4.8.3 --- Theories in Writing Processes --- p.103 / Chapter 4.8.4 --- The Advantage of Personal Writing to L2 Students --- p.105 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 - --- CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATION / Chapter 5.1 --- Recapitulations --- p.107 / Chapter 5.2 --- Results and conclusion --- p.109 / Chapter 5.3 --- Implications --- p.115 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Methodological Implications --- p.115 / Strengths and Weaknesses --- p.115 / Further Research --- p.116 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Pedagogical Implications --- p.117 / Creating the Basic Motivational Conditions --- p.120 / Generating Writing Motivation --- p.122 / Maintaining Writing Motivation --- p.124 / Encouraging Positive Retrospective Self-evaluation --- p.126 / Chapter 5.4 --- Conclusion --- p.127 / REFERENCE --- p.128 / APPENDIXES / APPENDIX A Background Information Questionnaire --- p.135 / APPENDIX B Consent Form of Participants --- p.137 / APPENDIX C Motivation and Effort Questionnaire --- p.138 / APPENDIX D Scale of Writing Apprehension --- p.140 / APPENDIX E Writing Self-Efficacy Questionnaire --- p.142 / APPENDIX F Instructions for Participants in the Writing Task --- p.144 / APPENDIX G Participants' Writing Sample in the Writing Task --- p.146 / APPENDIX H Instructions for Keeping a Writing Journal --- p.157 / APPENDIX I Participants' Reflective Writing Journals --- p.158 / Daniel's Journals --- p.158 / Cintia's Journals --- p.161 / Melina's Journals --- p.186 / Charlene's Journals --- p.194
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325688 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Contributors | Chan, Hing Yee Letty., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of English. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, x, 194, [23] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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