INVESTIGATING WRITING CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED BY SAUDI EFL LEARNERS

IMPLICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT

Résumé

This study aimed at investigating the types of writing tasks produced by Saudi EFL learners. It also aimed at exploring the writing challenges encountered by those students. The sample of this study consists of (261) students enrolled in ENG (011). The students were randomly chosen from three different colleges: college of business, college of medicine, and college of engineering. The researcher used a questionnaire with (13) items asking about the challenges faced by the students during writing tasks. The results of this study revealed that the most frequently writing tasks produced by the students were essays for exams, synthesis, and reflection papers. The results also revealed that ‘organizing paragraphs’, ‘using proper connections and transitions’, and ‘inability to keep writing flow’ were the most frequent challenges of writing tasks reported by the students. The present study provided some recommendations and pedagogical implications for policymakers and curriculum designers to take action in an attempt to avoid or lessen these challenges.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Mohmmad Khasawneh, King Khalid University - Arábia Saudita

Assistant Professor, Special Education Department, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia.

Références

111-118. DOI: 10.1016/B0-08-044854-2/00631-3
Tilahun, A. (2018). An Investigation into Students’ Attitude towards basic Writing Skills: The Case of Civil Engineering at Hawassa University. Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: G Linguistics & Education, 16(1), 1-9. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/download/2458/2347/
Publiée
2023-04-02
Comment citer
Khasawneh, M. (2023). INVESTIGATING WRITING CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED BY SAUDI EFL LEARNERS. Imagens Da Educação , 13(1), 01-14. https://doi.org/10.4025/imagenseduc.v13i1.62335
Rubrique
Ensino, Aprendizagem e Formação de Professores