Web-based Cognitive Writing Instruction (WeCWI)’s contribution towards language development can be divided into linguistic and non-linguistic perspectives. In linguistic perspective, WeCWI focuses on the literacy and language discoveries, while the cognitive and psychological discoveries are the hubs in non-linguistic perspective. In linguistic perspective, WeCWI draws attention to free reading...

Although considerable research has investigated the role of emotions in learning and problem solving, there is a paucity of research on the emotional and social aspects of academic writing. As an initial step in this direction, we conducted a study where 42 participants wrote two essays on two opposing stances about abortion (pro-choice and pro-life). Participants’ affective states (14 emotions...

Web-based Cognitive Writing Instruction (WeCWI)’s contribution towards language development can be divided into linguistic and non-linguistic perspectives. In linguistic perspective, WeCWI focuses on the literacy and language discoveries, while the cognitive and psychological discoveries are the hubs in non-linguistic perspective. In linguistic perspective, WeCWI draws attention to free reading...

This study explores the positive learning effect of formulating English sentences via Social Network Service (SNS; Kakao-Talk) on less proficient L2 university students’ (LPSs’) writing, when the application is utilized as a tool to link in and out-of class activities in a multimodal-learning environment. Its objective is also to promote LPSs’ participation in writing activities as well as to r...

in expecting much from their joint labours. The work before us is divided into two portions, the first embracing the history, classification, statistics of insanity, is from the pen of Dr. Tuke; the remaining chapters, which treat of the diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of mental disorders, are by Dr. Bucknill. Our space will not allow us to do more than briefly refer to some of the more imp...

Within recent decades an important change has taken place in the scientific view of anxiety (fear), 2 its genesis, and its psychological significance. Writing in 1890, William James (6) stoutly supported the then current supposition that anxiety was an instinctive (‘idiopathic’) reaction to certain objects or situations, which might or might not represent real danger. To the extent that the ins...

BACKGROUND Individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) and their caregivers are at risk for emotional distress and hypercortisolism. Expressive writing is an effective complementary intervention to ameliorate the psychological and physiological effects of chronic illness. This pilot study aimed to evaluate feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of an expressive writing intervention for individ...

In this article, we suggest approaching writing as a vulnerable practice marked by an unstable boundary between bodies: bodies of text and writers. We present exercise-method that refer to Monster Writing, which have developed in order engage with these instabilities well address experiences difficulty, anxiety uncertainty relation the process. Though process can at times be exciting thrilling,...

English language writing skills play a significant role in academic and professional lives the ESL context. Anxiety can have debilitating effects on learning listening, reading, speaking skills. The objective of current study was to explore causes anxiety Pakistani undergraduate students. data for this were collected from students teachers Karachi with asample that had both public private-secto...