English Literature Students’ Problems in English Writing
A Comprehensive Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.63120/jise.v4i1.64Keywords:
english literature students, writing problems, written communicationAbstract
Conveying a written idea in other languages is really a challenge, especially for students. Not only does the challenge come from the grammar of the target language, but the vocabulary also takes a big deal. These things can result in unclear ideas and failure in written communication. This research aims to find out students’ problems in English writing. The data were taken from the writing of English Literature students of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan with samples from three classes. The types of writing were varied starting from essay, formal letter, and topic-based writing. The major finding shows that the students have problems in the subject and verb agreement where they have problems in classifying the subjects and verbs in compound and complex sentences. Besides, the structure of the sentences is sometimes incorrect, especially in forming long phrases. This research is expected to be able to make more students aware of the mistakes and give some clues for the teachers or lecturers related to some problems faced by students in composing a piece of writing.
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Pratiwi, K. D. (2016). Students ’ difficulties in writing English : A study at the third semester students of English education program At University of Bengkulu. E Journal Universitas Bengkulu, 1(2), 1–13.
Bahri, S., & Sugeng, B. (2009). Difficulties in Writing in Vocabulary and Grammar of. Difficulties in Writing in Vocabulary and Grammar of the Second Year Students of Smpn I Selong East Lombok West Nusa Tenggara in the School Year 2008/2009, 1–16.
Cordero, M. B. R. (2019). Assessing english writing skills of students from bilingual and non-bilingual schools in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain: A comparative study. Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition, 5(2), 95–113. https://doi.org/10.31261/TAPSLA.7658
Dwiyanti, K. E., & Suwastini, N. K. A. (2021). Assessment for Writing Skills in Online Learning. Lingua Scientia, 28(1), 8–19.
Farahsani, Y., Rini, I. P., & Jaya, P. H. (2023). Problems in Learning Essay Writing for English for Specific Purpose Students: A Case Study in Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (Vol. 1). Atlantis Press SARL. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-038-1_44
Hartono, H., Arjanggi, R., Nugroho, K. Y., & Maerani, I. A. (2019). Lecturers’ language problems in writing english papers for international publications. Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 13(2), 239–246. https://doi.org/10.11591/edulearn.v13i2.11438
Muamaroh, M., Mukti, V. C., & Haryanti, D. (2020). The Process and Problems of EFL Learners in English Writing. Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature, 7(2), 405–418. https://doi.org/10.30605/25409190.215
Pratiwi, K. D. (2016). Students ’ difficulties in writing English : A study at the third semester students of English education program At University of Bengkulu. E Journal Universitas Bengkulu, 1(2), 1–13.
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