Motivation and feedback: How implicit theories of intelligence predict L2 writers’ motivation and feedback orientation

Drawing on Dweck's (2000) theory of motivation, the current study investigated the relationships between language learners’ implicit theories of writing intelligence, their writing motivation, and their orientation toward written corrective feedback (WCF). A questionnaire was developed based on previous studies and administered to 142 English as a Second Language (ESL) writers at a large university in the United States. The questionnaire...