ERIC Number: EJ1468909
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Apr
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0922-4777
EISSN: EISSN-1573-0905
Available Date: 2024-05-25
The Impact of Teacher Academic Support and L2 Writing Self on Feedback-Seeking Behavior
Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, v38 n4 p1197-1215 2025
The literature has revealed the impact of personal factors on feedback-seeking behavior (FSB) in second language (L2) writing. However, little is known about how teacher academic support influences FSB in L2 writing and whether this relationship is mediated by L2 writing self (ideal and ought-to L2 writing selves). To address the lacunae, this study used a quantitative research design and a sample of 221 Chinese non-English major undergraduates to explore the relationships among teacher academic support, L2 writing self, and FSB. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis revealed that teacher academic support could directly predict the two dimensions of FSB (feedback monitoring and feedback inquiry) and L2 writing selves. Moreover, mediation analysis indicated that teacher academic support indirectly predicted both dimensions of FSB via ideal L2 writing self, and it also indirectly predicted feedback monitoring via ought-to L2 writing self. This study suggested that teacher academic support, as an environmental factor, could enhance learners' writing motivation and self-regulated writing behaviors. Pedagogical implications for L2 writing instruction were discussed.
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Writing Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Writing (Composition), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Predictor Variables, Teacher Student Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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Author Affiliations: 1Southeast University , School of Foreign Languages, Nanjing, China