THE STUDY OF ENGLISH WRITING STRATEGIES AND WRITING COMPETENCY OF THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS IN ENGLISH FOR INTER-OFFICE COMMUNICATION COURSE
Keywords:
Writing strategies, Writing competency, UndergraduatesAbstract
The purposes of this study were 1) to investigate writing strategies used by undergraduates and 2) to examine undergraduates’ writing competency in English. The sample was 52 third-year students enrolled in English for Inter-Office Communication Course at Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage, Pathumtani, in the second semester of academic year 2021. Quantitative data were collected from writing strategies questionnaire and writing test with validity and reliability (0.83). Semi-Structure interview and participation observation were implemented to collect qualitative data. The gathered data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and content analysis technique.
Results revealed that students perform average ability (58 percent) on writing test and overall writing strategies used by the sample was at high level (mean, 3.57). When considering each strategy group, students frequently used revising strategies the most at high level (mean, 3.62) and frequently used planning strategies the least at medium level (mean, 3.49). The results of this study suggested that students should be encouraged to practice planning strategies in writing appropriately to enhance their writing proficiency.
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