Factors causing difficulties to productive writing skills among EFL. Case study of a comparison of a Public High School & a Private High School in Loja

Abstract

This research provides a study on a variety of factors that contribute to difficulties in writing skills in public and private Ecuadorian high schools in Loja. This includes the identification of the most common factors causing difficulties, an analysis of how such factors influence writing skills, and solutions to handle these issues. This research was based on thirty high school students and two teachers from both private and public high schools. A descriptive case study was conducted; the instruments used were questionnaires and observation sheets. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used for gathering the information. The findings showed that students from public high schools did not write excellent paragraphs due to their lack of knowledge in writing techniques, whereas the learners from private high schools wrote admirably thanks to the strategies applied by their teacher in the classroom.