Investigating English Academic Writing Problems Encountered by Arab International University Students
- 19 Mar 2019
- Published Resarch - Other
| Researchers | Sarah Al-Mukdad |
| Published in | Theory and Practice in Language Studies, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 300-306, March 2019 |
| Abstract | This study is in the area of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). It aimed to investigate the academic writing problems encountered by students at Arab International University (AIU) who are taking the Academic Writing module (AWR). The purpose of the study is to investigate this problem from the perspective of students in order to suggest possible treatments to deal with it. The data was collected through distributing a questionnaire to 50 students from different majors at AIU. Upon analyzing and discussing the obtained data, results suggest that students tend to perceive all aspects of academic writing to be difficult. One reason is that they poorly recognize the difference between academic and general English writing due to the lack of background knowledge about writing academically. Another prime reason is attributed to having problems in different linguistic elements even at this supposedly high proficiency level. The study concludes with suggesting a number of ways to address this issue.
writing skill; academic writing; writing challenges; foreign language; students’ perspectives
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