Writing Problems That Libyan Students of English Encounter at the English Department, Faculty of Education – Misurata University

Abstract

Students of English meet many difficulties, especially in the subject of writing, during their study at the English Department, Faculty of Education in Misurata University. The current study aims at exploring the problems of writing that the students face in writing as well as knowing their strategies in organizing their writing when they write a paragraph. The students' errors were grouped and analyzed manually by the researchers. The study reveals that the mentioned students commit many mistakes in their writing. These mistakes are: grammatical mistakes, punctuation problems, spelling mistakes, capitalization problems, and poor organization or illogical sequence. The study concludes with some pedagogical recommendations which may help the teachers as well as the students of English in teaching and learning this subject in the future.