Comparison of Variables Influencing on Students’ Satisfaction about the Process of English Writing Conducted by English Native and Korean Instructors

Abstract

The Journal of Studies in Language 34.3, 393-409. The purposes of this study are to identify what variables were involved and to compare if there are differences between these variables influencing on students’ satisfaction about the process of English writing conducted by native and Korean instructors. For these purposes, 98 Korean university students participated in a survey and interview. For data analysis, factor analysis, one-way ANOVA, and t-test were used. According to the results of this study, variables related to writing procedure, characteristics of students and instructors, types of feedback that instructors provided, and ways of providing feedback by instructors were identified to have an influence on the students’ satisfaction about the English writing process. Moreover, significant differences in the degrees of satisfaction that students rated on these variables were found between native and Korean instructors. These findings will be useful for instructors in planning the instructional design of English writing materials and courses by considering these variables carefully to increase the satisfaction that students feel about the English writing process. (Chungnam National University)