Investigating the Relationship between Self-Motivation and Students‟ Writing Performance.

Abstract

A variety of challenges face student of English as a foreign language which prevent them to master the writing skill. In fact, writing is considered as one of the most important as well as challenging skills in EFL classes. The purpose of this study, then, is to investigate the relationship between self-motivation and students‟ writing performance, and the students perceptions of this affective factor and its‟ role in their writing. To answer the research questions, a students‟ questionnaire is administered to first year students of English. The sample is made up of eighty students in the department of foreign languages/English, AbdElhafid Bousouf University Center of Mila during the academic year 2021/2022. The gathered information shows that the learners are not fully aware of the fact that the level of self-motivation is an important factor in promoting the effectiveness of their writing performance. In view of the results obtained, students should be aware of the usefulness of self-motivation in the writing task, and try always to boost this inner force to push themselves in the learning process in general and writing in particular.