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Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of literature
response journal writing in developing EFL writing performance among 85 first
year secondary school student and reducing their writing anxiety. The quasiexperimental
design was adopted by the researcher. The participants of the study
were 85 students divided into two groups, 40 students for the experimental
group (9 male and 31 female students) and 45 for control group (14 male and 31
female students). In order to achieve the purpose of the study and collect data,
the researcher developed EFL writing pre-posttests, a rubric for scoring them
and a writing anxiety scale. The findings showed significant differences between
the experimental and control groups in EFL writing performance in favor of the
experimental group. The findings also revealed that the literature response
journal writing was effective in reducing writing anxiety for students in the
experimental group. At the end of the study, the findings reached were
interpreted, some implications, suggestions and recommendations were
presented and some topics for further research were suggested.
Key Words: literature response journal writing, secondary school, EFL writing
performance, writing anxiety.