The Deficiency of Writing in Libyan Secondary Schools

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This study investigates the difficulties that face secondary

students in writing through examining the students' ability in

English writing compared with their performance in Arabic.

The thesis consists of five chapters. Chapter One is an

Introductory Chapter, it contains the statement of the problem,

research questions, research hypothesis, significance of the

study, objectives of the study, limitation of the study, and

methodology of the research,. Chapter Two introduces the

Literature review, focusing on paragraph writing, sentences,

controlled writing approach, and current- rhetorical approach.

The process approach, the product approach, English for

academic purpose, its relation with the other skills, definitions

of writing, importance of writing skills, this chapter shows

types of writing, using punctuation marks, quality of good

writing, teaching writing and the reason for writing. Chapter

Three is devoted to shed light on the practical part of the study

as population of the research, the sample of the research ,tools

of the study, design the questionnaire for both the teachers and

students and the classroom performance. Chapter Four presents

data analysis and findings. The last Chapter shows the

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researcher's recommendations, conclusion, and further

suggestions