The Study on the Relationship between Students’ Writing Interest and Ability Development in College English Education

Abstract

In college English education, writing interest, as a key psychological factor influencing the quality of language output, has received widespread attention. Writing interest not only serves as the emotional driving force for language expression, but also promotes the development of higher-order language processing through its coupling with cognitive resources. This paper explores the theoretical relationship between writing interest and writing ability, the factors influencing the formation of interest, and its role in ability development. The study shows that writing interest has a significant facilitative effect on language organization, discourse construction, and thought expression; language input, individual differences, and feedback quality are key conditions for maintaining interest; interest-driven task-based and process-oriented writing contribute to the transfer and expansion of language knowledge and thinking quality, thus supporting the continuous improvement of writing ability. This study provides theoretical references for college English writing instruction and offers new perspectives for further research on the relationship between interest and ability.