An Investigation of Writing Challenges among EFL Students: Emphasis on Punctuation and Capitalization

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الإصدار التالي: 15 يناير 2026
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An Investigation of Writing Challenges among EFL Students: Emphasis on Punctuation and Capitalization

Rima Saleh M.Omar
Abstract

This study looks into the challenges EFL students face when writing in English utilizing proper capitalization and punctuation. Students in their second and third semesters were given an exam that included a paragraph with deliberate faults. They were instructed to find and fix the problems. According to the findings, 36 pupils made a total of 641 mistakes, of which 58.8% were punctuation problems and 41.2% were capitalization errors. Compared to the mean capitalization errors of 7.33, the average number of punctuation errors per student was 10.47. Both results show that students had more difficulty with capitalization than punctuation, underscoring the need for targeted education to increase writing accuracy in both areas.

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