Cultural Intelligence and Writing Ability: Delving into Fluency, Accuracy and Complexity

Autor/inn/en	Ghonsooly, Behzad; Shalchy, Somayye
Titel	Cultural Intelligence and Writing Ability: Delving into Fluency, Accuracy and Complexity
Quelle	In: Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 7 (2013) 2, S.147-159 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1307-4733
Schlagwörter	Writing Achievement; Accuracy; Language Fluency; Difficulty Level; Cultural Awareness; Questionnaires; Factor Analysis; English (Second Language); Likert Scales; Writing Exercises; Foreign Countries; Regression (Statistics); Statistical Analysis; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Fragebogen; Faktorenanalyse; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Likert-Skala; Schreibübung; Ausland; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Over the recent decades, cultural intelligence, now referred to as CQ has become a burgeoning area of research in the domain of business and management. Given the paucity of research on the effects of CQ on second or foreign language learning especially writing, this study intends to examine the effects of CQ on L2 learners' written performance particularly in the domain of fluency, complexity, and accuracy. For the purpose of the study, the collected written data from 104 participants were quantified in terms of measures of accuracy, fluency, and complexity and the CQ questionnaire. Using Ang et al.'s (2007) questionnaire, we conducted confirmatory factor analysis on the questionnaire. The predictive power of CQ and its subscales (i.e., cognitive, meta-cognitive, motivational, and behavioral) in the variance of writing scores and fluency, accuracy, and complexity was explored too. The results of the analysis demonstrated that CQ and cognitive CQ are the best predictors of writing ability and writing fluency. Further explanations are provided in the discussion. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01