The Interplay of Enjoyment, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation in L2 Writing of Turkish Learners: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach | ||
| جستارهای زبانی | ||
| Article 2, Volume 16, Issue 5 - Serial Number 89, 1404, Pages 1-21 PDF (527.24 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.48311/LRR/lrr.2025.1651 | ||
| Author | ||
| AYNUR KESEN MUTLU* | ||
| Ph.D. Istanbul Medipol University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Writing in a second language (L2) presents significant challenges due to the existing cognitive and social intricacies. Furthermore, psychological factors such as motivation are possibly closely linked to L2 writing success. The writing motivation in an L2 is affected by different factors that interact to influence students' experiences and results. Among such factors, writing self-efficacy and enjoyment are essential elements that greatly affect L2 students' motivation. This study attempts to inspect the connections among writing, enjoyment, self-efficacy, and motivation. This study offers a thorough understanding of how such variables interrelate and affect one another. Gaining insight into the predictive force of writing enjoyment and self-efficacy provides valuable knowledge for teachers and scholars in developing interventions and strategies aimed at boosting writing motivation among L2 students. Two hundred and thirteen students from English Language Preparatory schools of two universities in Turkey took part and the three questionnaires, namely writing motivation, self-efficacy, and enjoyment were administered to the participants. The data was analyzed through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results indicated that there is a strong correlation between motivation and enjoyment, while the correlations between enjoyment and self-efficacy, as well as motivation and self-efficacy, were moderate. The result through SEM revealed that two predictors (writing enjoyment and writing self-efficacy) together explain 35.6% of the variance in writing motivation. The results suggest a moderate degree of predictability, indicating that such variables play a significant role in explaining reasons for people’s motivation to write. These results provided important knowledge for language stakeholders. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Structural Equation Modeling; Turkish learners; Writing enjoyment; writing self-efficacy; Writing Motivation | ||
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