Acknowledgments
This study was partly funded by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University through the Joint Supervision Scheme with the Chinese Mainland, Taiwan and Macao Universities - Other Chinese Mainland, Taiwan and Macao Universities (P0035007). We would like to express our gratitude to the editor and anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions, which have greatly improved the final version of this article.
Name Gender Age School Class Student ID Reading enjoyment (Adapted from Khajavy et al. 2022) I enjoy reading English texts. Improving my L2 reading skills makes me so happy. I’m so eager to read new texts in English. Reading English texts is so enjoyable for me that gives me motivation to read more and more. Writing enjoyment (Adapted from Tahmouresi and Papi 2021) I really enjoy writing in English. I feel high while I am writing in English. I enjoy writing lengthy compositions in English. I feel happy when I am writing about a topic in English. Writing in English is really fun for me. Reading anxiety (Adapted from Khajavy et al. 2022) When reading English, I often worry that I will miss information. When reading English, I often worry that I will misunderstand something. When reading English, I often worry that my reading comprehension performance is worse than others. When reading English, I often get so nervous that I tremble. Writing anxiety (Adapted from Lo etal. 2014) I avoid writing in English. I am afraid of writing essays in English when I know they will be evaluated. I am nervous about writing in English. I never seem to be able to clearly write down my ideas in English. Imaginative capacity (Adopted from Liang etal. 2012a) Creative imagination I often have uncommon ideas compared to others. I constantly have ideas toward my designs. I often help myself imagine by arousing personal feelings. I often come up with new ideas lead by my intuition. I improve my thoughts by focusing on formalizing ideas. I like to explore unknown areas of knowledge and experience. Reproductive imagination I often complete my tasks by focusing on effective ideas. I am good at seeking improvement by logically analyzing ideas. I am good at expressing abstract ideas by using concrete examples. I am flexible in my thinking and can transfer ideas to multiple fields of tasks Berlin, Kristoffer S., Natalie A. Williams & Gilbert R. 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