Motivational orientation and creativity of students in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing courses have recently garnered increased attention in South Korea and around the world. In an effort to advance research in these areas, this study examined relationships involving motivational orientation (intrinsic goal orientation and self-efficacy), creativity, and writing performance. A group of university EFL students (n = 41) in South Korea participated in this study. They were asked to complete questionnaires of intrinsic goal orientation and self-efficacy, take the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, and complete a series of writing tasks including a persuasive essay as part of their performance assessment of a writing class, which served as the context of this study. Results showed no significant relationship between motivational orientation and creativity. However, an interaction effect between intrinsic goal orientation and self-efficacy on student writing performance was found. Results are discussed and recommendations are made based on pedagogical implications of these findings.

1. INTRODUCTION
2. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
    2. 1. Intrinsic Goal Orientation and Creativity
    2. 2. Self-Efficacy and Creativity
    2. 3. Intrinsic Goal Orientation and Writing Performance
    2. 4. Self-Efficacy and Writing Performance
3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
    3. 1. Context and Participants 
    3. 2. Research Procedure
    3. 3. Instruments
    3. 4. Data Collection and Analysis
4. RESULTS
    4.1. Relationships Between Motivational Orientation (Intrinsic Goal Orientation and Self-Efficacy) and Creativity
    4.2. Effects of Self-Efficacy and Intrinsic Goal Orientation on Writing Performance
5. DISCUSSION
6. CONCLUSION
REFERENCES

• Christopher Lange(Professor, Department of British American Humanities, College of Humanities, Dankook University)
• Hyun-Ju Kim(Professor, Department of British American Humanities, College of Humanities, Dankook University) Corresponding author