Understanding Students' Perceptions and Abilities of Second Language (L2) Writing in English across Disciplines at the Tertiary Level in Bangladesh
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| Title: | Understanding Students' Perceptions and Abilities of Second Language (L2) Writing in English across Disciplines at the Tertiary Level in Bangladesh |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Easir Arafat (ORCID |
| Source: | MEXTESOL Journal. 2025 49(2). |
| Availability: | MEXTESOL Journal. Bernardo Couto 48, Col. Cuauhtemoc, Alcadía Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de Mexico, 06880, Mexico. Tel: +55-55-66-87-49; e-mail: mextesoljournal@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.mextesol.net/journal/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Content Area Writing, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Language Proficiency, Writing Evaluation, Student Surveys, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes |
| Geographic Terms: | Bangladesh |
| ISSN: | 2395-9908 |
| Abstract: | This study reports the findings of a survey in second language (L2) writing in English with undergraduate students across disciplines in Bangladesh. Students who come to pursue an undergraduate course at university have already studied English as a compulsory subject from primary through higher secondary education. By the time they have passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination, they are supposed to have acquired sufficient proficiency in English to write free and guided compositions. However, there is a gap between what undergraduate students are supposed to know and what they have really acquired. Their writing falls short both on the mechanical and rhetorical grounds that Silva (1992) identifies with ESL students. The study aims to understand students' perceptions of L2 writing in English and their actual writing performance at the tertiary level in Bangladesh. The data are collected through the methods of survey from 70 participants and then analysed through content analysis. The instruments used in collecting data are the questionnaire and the authentic student writing sample. The results of the study indicate the importance of strengthening the current students' writing skills through the integration of the writing process into school and college curricula to develop a keen sense of writing from a very young age. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1478894 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study reports the findings of a survey in second language (L2) writing in English with undergraduate students across disciplines in Bangladesh. Students who come to pursue an undergraduate course at university have already studied English as a compulsory subject from primary through higher secondary education. By the time they have passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination, they are supposed to have acquired sufficient proficiency in English to write free and guided compositions. However, there is a gap between what undergraduate students are supposed to know and what they have really acquired. Their writing falls short both on the mechanical and rhetorical grounds that Silva (1992) identifies with ESL students. The study aims to understand students' perceptions of L2 writing in English and their actual writing performance at the tertiary level in Bangladesh. The data are collected through the methods of survey from 70 participants and then analysed through content analysis. The instruments used in collecting data are the questionnaire and the authentic student writing sample. The results of the study indicate the importance of strengthening the current students' writing skills through the integration of the writing process into school and college curricula to develop a keen sense of writing from a very young age. |
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| ISSN: | 2395-9908 |
