Difficulties Faced by Iraqi EFL Students in Writing Research Paper

Abstract

The assessment of writing competence is the main objective of the current study. One of the most significant categories of linguistic awareness is thought to be this one Written form, according to (Good , 1973, p. 67), is the capacity to learn the necessary writing skills while putting in the least amount of time and effort possible given the volume of work completed. The challenge of the current study is that most college students find it difficult to write their research papers. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to look into the difficulties that students have when writing papers. It also seeks to offer a questionnaire for evaluating students' awareness of written skills. It's believed that Iraqi EFL students are incapable of finishing their research papers. Only twenty students enrolled in the fourth stage of Al-Anbar University/College of Education are included in the data set. Quantitative analysis would be the approach taken. Lastly, it has been found that Iraqi EFL students are incapable of achieving writing proficiency in particular domains