Challenges in writing paragraph among pre-university EFL learners: Teachers' perceptions
This study aims to investigate the Sudanese EFL teachers' perceptions about the challenges which face their learners in writing paragraph with reference to vocabulary and grammar. To achieve its objectives, the study applied the descriptive-analytical method, in which a questionnaire was used...
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Faculty of Arts - Thamar University
2025-02-01
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This study aims to investigate the Sudanese EFL teachers' perceptions about the challenges which face their learners in writing paragraph with reference to vocabulary and grammar. To achieve its objectives, the study applied the descriptive-analytical method, in which a questionnaire was used to address the research inquiries and goals. A total of 100 employed teachers participated in responding to the questionnaire. The study reported that the majority of Sudanese EFL teachers (93%) reported that their students in pre- university stage face difficulty to select appropriate words to convey their ideas clearly. In addition, 88% of the teachers reported that their students face grammar challenges affect the clarity while writing. They found it difficult to maintain the correct verb tenses throughout their paragraphs writing, as well as the using of complex sentence structures in English. Moreover, 90 % of the Sudanese EFL teachers indicated that their students find it helpful if their instructor provides feedback on their writing and support them with regular assign to improve their paragraph writing.
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| spelling | doaj-art-c9b19ff310e64fbf8eb5b83d1893d83a2025-08-20T03:12:47ZaraFaculty of Arts - Thamar Universityالآداب للدراسات اللغوية والأدبية2707-55082708-57832025-02-017110.53286/arts.v7i1.2306Challenges in writing paragraph among pre-university EFL learners: Teachers' perceptionsالأمين أحمد محمد أحمد0Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of Languages and Translation, Duba University College, Tabuk University, Saudi Arabia This study aims to investigate the Sudanese EFL teachers' perceptions about the challenges which face their learners in writing paragraph with reference to vocabulary and grammar. To achieve its objectives, the study applied the descriptive-analytical method, in which a questionnaire was used to address the research inquiries and goals. A total of 100 employed teachers participated in responding to the questionnaire. The study reported that the majority of Sudanese EFL teachers (93%) reported that their students in pre- university stage face difficulty to select appropriate words to convey their ideas clearly. In addition, 88% of the teachers reported that their students face grammar challenges affect the clarity while writing. They found it difficult to maintain the correct verb tenses throughout their paragraphs writing, as well as the using of complex sentence structures in English. Moreover, 90 % of the Sudanese EFL teachers indicated that their students find it helpful if their instructor provides feedback on their writing and support them with regular assign to improve their paragraph writing. https://journal.tu.edu.ye/index.php/arts/article/view/2306ChallengesEFL learnersEFL TeachersPre-university stagewriting paragraph |
| spellingShingle | الأمين أحمد محمد أحمد Challenges in writing paragraph among pre-university EFL learners: Teachers' perceptions الآداب للدراسات اللغوية والأدبية Challenges EFL learners EFL Teachers Pre-university stage writing paragraph |
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| title_short | Challenges in writing paragraph among pre-university EFL learners: Teachers' perceptions |
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