DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING ESSAYS OF ENGLISH-MAJORED SOPHOMORES AT TAY DO UNIVERSITY

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Writing skill is an important part of communication, which helps people express ideas, experiences, and feeling exactly. Good writing skill allows them to communicate their message with clarity and ease to a far larger audience than through face-to-face or telephone conversations. However, students in universities often face some difficulties when they write essays. This thesis “Difficulties in writing essays of English-majored sophomores at Tay Do University” was conducted to examine the difficulties that second-year students majoring in English often met in writing essays. For this purpose, the participants in this study were about 60 English-majored sophomores in classes 16A and 16B at Tay Do University. The interview with 3 extended statements and a questionnaire with 18 closed statements for students were used as instruments to collect the data. The data from the interview and questionnaire were collected to make clear and prove the problems that the students have challenged in writing essays. The study would have figured out some difficulties in grammar, vocabulary, background knowledge, and psychological factors in writing essays faced by the second-year students majoring in English at Tay Do University. Besides, this study also helps students realize their challenges and improve their writing essays.

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