CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Problem Writing is one of the four main skills that must be mastered by the foreign language learners. It could be like that because writing plays an important role in learning English. However, learning writing in English is also difficult especially in Indonesia since English is still a foreign language for Indonesian learners. There are many reasons why writing is difficult to learn. In writing, students are expected to be able to express their ideas
Self-assessment Commentary English is one of the most common languages used nowadays. People used English to communicate with each other which makes English become more important. In order to catch up with the pace of the world, there is always a need for me to improve my English. This course has brought me some progress over the semester which will help me throughout my life. At the beginning of the semester, there are different goals for me in English. In terms of writing skills and grammar which
II. Problem and Its Importance The research problem is based on the question: how does the Spanish language interfere in the English written production done by students in the course Written Communication III at the Paraiso Campus of the University of Costa Rica? From the foregoing, it is intended to assess and get results on the possible consequences of using structures of the Spanish language in the English written production and how the interference of the native language affects either positively
INTRODUCTIONS Writing is one of the skills that need to be mastered in language learning and most people admit it is a difficult process even for their first language. In learning and writing in foreign language or second language it can only be more complicated. Numerous research indicate that for beginners in learning English Foreign Language (EFL), there were tendencies of interference from their first language in their process of writing in English (Benson, 2002 and Cedar, 2004). In fact, writing in English
some words and mispronouncing, but from the teachers' point of view, the causes of reading difficulties contained psychological factors, communication and language problems . A study " The students' genre awareness and their reading comprehension of different text types" which conducted by
In “Politics and the English Language” Orwell appeals to the people’s reasoning through the use of analogy; which shows cause and effect, the invention of images, and how restatement clarifies the true meaning in order to actively invigorate the public and open their eyes to the fact that modern English diminishes the active thoughts of the public. George Orwell, himself, was exposed to the dangers of orthodoxy through his experiences in Burma, knowing what fascism is firsthand. Thus, Orwell clearly
Theory. Writing skills can be improved by learning through repetition. If the teachers would be aware of the writing process this would help in teaching appropriate strategies and that would also improve the writing skills of the students. (Oberman&Kapka 2001). Furthermore, these ideas suggest that through repetition the learners can improve their writing skills. And it must be also to the teachers that they should aware of the writing process, so that the learners failed to improve their writing skills
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Due to English is not the first language of many students in Turkey, students might face some difficulties when learning the language. Due to the fact that this study is small-scale research, it does not represent the population of Turkey. In this research, six adult L2 learners demonstrate outstanding levels of difficulties or challenges in certain fields such as speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary. Each of the six students is aware of their own difficulties
INTERODUCTION : Academic writing plays an essential role in learning a foreign language. Non-native speakers of the English language should be familiar with writing processes, elements, and features like formality, objectivity, and complexity in order to use the language precisely and accurately. Due to the great value of writing skill, a considerable number of researchers have demonstrated various views regarding how to teach academic writing. For instance, there has been an argument over
Saudi Arabia, like other students for whom English is a second or third language (ESL), have a keen understanding of how languages work. However, they have different skills and needs than native speakers of English. Because they have to deal with competing cultural expectations and competing languages, (ESL) students can have special difficulties seeing problems with their writing and solving them. Brainstorming can help to put a new writing task in motion or revive a project that has