The Correlation Between Nonacademic Writing and Writing Apprehension in First-year Composition Students

Interest in studying student writing apprehension and how to reduce its
occurrence. In first-year composition courses, instructors want to guide their
students through the steps of the writing process and encourage their students to
become successful, confident writers. Yet some students are hindered in
developing strong writing skills by the uneasiness they feel toward the task of
writing itself. Much research in composition studies has been devoted to the task
of motivating students, ...