This pilot study surveyed two groups of university-level English language students to explore whether writing a research-based essay in L2 would affect their self-reported confidence about the essay’s topic. 35 students in a Palestinian university and 23 students in a Japanese university answered a pre-activity questionnaire, wrote a research-based compare/contrast essay and answered a post-activity questionnaire. The results were analyzed to determine changes in self-reported confidence and statistical significance. The Palestinian group reported improved L1 and L2 writing confidence but the Japanese group only reported an increase in L2 writing confidence. Although not all of the results were statistically significant, the authors concluded that L2 writing teachers should support student confidence in their writing courses and that more research is required to determine which assignments and activities can best accomplish this.
A Survey of Developing L2 Academic Writing Confidence through Topic-Oriented Research
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