Observing writing classes to explore students’ writing problems : a secondary level scenario of EFL class

Abstract

This research paper attempts to find out students’ writing problems at secondary level. Students of this level face many problems but grammatical errors are the biggest problem for most of the students. Apart from grammatical problems, problems with information organization, translation problems, spelling mistakes and using inappropriate vocabularies are common problems among the students. For data collection and data analysis the researcher observed three different classes of one school, took 30 students’ interview and assessed 30 scripts. After the data collection and data analysis the researcher found that students face writing problems not only due to inabilities but also for the drawback in the education system. The paper concludes by stating some limitations of the study and scopes for the future investigation.