Palabras clave
estudiantes universitarios de inglés como lengua extranjera
escritura académica
autoeficacia
autorregulación
writing performance
EFL undergraduates
academic writing
self-efficacy
self-regulation
Resumen
El estudio pretende detectar los errores más comunes que una clase de alumnos universitarios de quinto semestre, con un nivel de inglés B2, presentan en su escritura académica y la influencia de la autoeficacia para la autorregulación. Esta investigación identificó los problemas de escritura académica de los estudiantes mediante una prueba basada en los protocolos del Test of English for International Communication y la Escala de Clasificación de la Escritura de Cooper. Por otro lado, la autoeficacia para la autorregulación de la escritura académica se evaluó mediante la escala de Golombek, Kilngieck, y Scharlau. Las puntuaciones del examen revelaron que los estudiantes tenían dificultades en todos los aspectos de su escritura académica, especialmente en el dominio gramatical, debido a que su rendimiento se situó por debajo de lo que se considera adecuado para los estándares del nivel B2. El análisis correlacional de Pearson mostró una relación directa moderada significativa entre la autoeficacia para la autorreflexión y la escritura.
Self-efficacy for Self-regulation of Academic Writing in a class of B2 EFL Undergraduates
Abstract
This paper aimed to identify the most common mistakes that a class of fifth-semester undergraduates with an EFL B2 level of proficiency shows in their academic writing performance and the influence of self-efficacy for self-regulation. This research identified the academic writing problems of the students through a test based on TOEIC protocols and Cooper’s Classification of Writing Rating Scale. Self-efficacy for self-regulation of academic writing was measured using Golombek, Kilngieck, and Scharlau’s scale. The pre-test scores revealed that the students struggle in every aspect of their academic writing, especially in grammatical range and accuracy, where their performance stood below less than adequate for B2 level standards. Finally, Pearson Correlational Analysis showed a direct moderate significant relationship between self-efficacy for self-reflection and writing performance.
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