AN ANALYSIS OF WRITING SKILL PROBLEMS CAUSES AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

Abstract

The initiative's goals were to determine the writing difficulties that General Foundation Programme (GFP) students have and to come up with creative solutions. In February 2023, investigators from Oman's A'Sharqiyah University carried out the study. Content analysis was used by the researcher as a descriptive research method. A total of 36 GFP students were chosen at random and given the task of writing an essay of 100 to 120 words on a predetermined subject. Six GFP educators double-checked each student's written assignments for typos. Grammar, punctuation, language, verb tenses, sentence structure, and word choice are some of the areas where children struggle when writing, according to the study. Many suggestions were made with the above-mentioned findings in mind. Students should read widely, for instance, to enhance their understanding, vocabulary, and grammar. In addition, instead of focusing on the pupils' mistakes, the writing teacher should highlight their great traits.