{"id":"https://openalex.org/W3042921024","doi":"https://doi.org/10.18196/ftl.5249","title":"An Investigation of Afghan Undergraduate English Major Students\u2019 Academic Writing Difficulties","display_name":"An Investigation of Afghan Undergraduate English Major Students\u2019 Academic Writing Difficulties","publication_year":2020,"publication_date":"2020-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W3042921024","doi":"https://doi.org/10.18196/ftl.5249","mag":"3042921024"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.18196/ftl.5249","doi":"https://doi.org/10.18196/ftl.5249","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.18196/ftl.5249","pdf_url":"https://journal.umy.ac.id/index.php/FTL/article/download/7769/pdf_28","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210181208","display_name":"Journal of Foreign Languange Teaching and Learning","issn_l":"2527-7650","issn":["2527-7650","2580-2070"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":false,"listed_in":["doaj"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315188","host_organization_name":"Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315188"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Foreign Languange Teaching and Learning","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"diamond","oa_url":"https://journal.umy.ac.id/index.php/FTL/article/download/7769/pdf_28","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5066789596","display_name":"Abdullah Noori","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2141-3675","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2141-3675"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I19231517","display_name":"Kabul University","ror":"https://ror.org/02ht5pq60","country_code":"AF","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I19231517"]}],"countries":["AF"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Abdullah Noori","raw_affiliation_strings":["Kabul University"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Kabul University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I19231517"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5066789596"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I19231517"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":11.6522,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":21,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.98145825,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":93,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":"5","issue":"2","first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10021","display_name":"EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning","score":0.9315999746322632,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1203","display_name":"Language and Linguistics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10021","display_name":"EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning","score":0.9315999746322632,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1203","display_name":"Language and Linguistics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10366","display_name":"Discourse Analysis in Language Studies","score":0.03579999879002571,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1208","display_name":"Literature and Literary Theory"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12648","display_name":"Academic Writing and Publishing","score":0.007799999788403511,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1207","display_name":"History and Philosophy of Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/academic-writing-difficulties","display_name":"academic writing difficulties","score":0.8980000019073486},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/english-majors","display_name":"English majors","score":0.7239999771118164},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/undergraduate-students","display_name":"undergraduate students","score":0.8130000233650208},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/language-difficulties","display_name":"language difficulties","score":0.9700000286102295},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/writing-instruction","display_name":"writing instruction","score":0.4659999907016754},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/afghanistan","display_name":"Afghanistan","score":0.5130000114440918},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/kabul-university","display_name":"Kabul University","score":0.824999988079071}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119867837","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4119870","display_name":"Academic writing","level":2,"score":0.7008266448974609},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777855551","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12310021","display_name":"Subject (documents)","level":2,"score":0.68589186668396},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C145420912","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853077","display_name":"Mathematics education","level":1,"score":0.6688012480735779},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779304628","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3503480","display_name":"Face (sociological concept)","level":2,"score":0.5162298679351807},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.4849696159362793},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778498041","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q915466","display_name":"Academic year","level":2,"score":0.4374655783176422},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776046745","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5378564","display_name":"English for academic purposes","level":2,"score":0.42787057161331177},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.3334985375404358},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C509550671","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126945","display_name":"Medical education","level":1,"score":0.3208736777305603},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.2213035225868225},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.17163273692131042},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.10838738083839417},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C161191863","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q199655","display_name":"Library science","level":1,"score":0.10319322347640991},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C36289849","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34749","display_name":"Social science","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":4,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.18196/ftl.5249","doi":"https://doi.org/10.18196/ftl.5249","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.18196/ftl.5249","pdf_url":"https://journal.umy.ac.id/index.php/FTL/article/download/7769/pdf_28","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210181208","display_name":"Journal of Foreign Languange Teaching and Learning","issn_l":"2527-7650","issn":["2527-7650","2580-2070"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":false,"listed_in":["doaj"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315188","host_organization_name":"Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315188"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Foreign Languange Teaching and Learning","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:philpapers.org/rec/NOOAIO","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://philpapers.org/rec/NOOAIO","pdf_url":"https://philpapers.org/archive/NOOAIO.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402130","display_name":"PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:f90eda18ddc6453ca762a2980742aa9e","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/f90eda18ddc6453ca762a2980742aa9e","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401280","display_name":"DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Learning, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 99-114 (2020)","raw_type":"article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:philarchive.org/rec/NOOAIO","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://philarchive.org/rec/NOOAIO","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402130","display_name":"PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.18196/ftl.5249","doi":"https://doi.org/10.18196/ftl.5249","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.18196/ftl.5249","pdf_url":"https://journal.umy.ac.id/index.php/FTL/article/download/7769/pdf_28","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210181208","display_name":"Journal of Foreign Languange Teaching and Learning","issn_l":"2527-7650","issn":["2527-7650","2580-2070"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":false,"listed_in":["doaj"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315188","host_organization_name":"Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315188"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Foreign Languange Teaching and Learning","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Quality education","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4","score":0.9235000014305115}],"study_designs":[{"display_name":"Observational Study","id":"https://openalex.org/study-designs/observational-study"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W3042921024.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W3042921024.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":22,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W33473826","https://openalex.org/W292822871","https://openalex.org/W600470665","https://openalex.org/W1608170983","https://openalex.org/W1967897380","https://openalex.org/W2018306678","https://openalex.org/W2057233543","https://openalex.org/W2057879296","https://openalex.org/W2152640912","https://openalex.org/W2160412674","https://openalex.org/W2184726532","https://openalex.org/W2278728631","https://openalex.org/W2399380705","https://openalex.org/W2464840627","https://openalex.org/W2507293503","https://openalex.org/W2555659400","https://openalex.org/W2602641423","https://openalex.org/W2618731846","https://openalex.org/W2811442986","https://openalex.org/W2898449269","https://openalex.org/W2903391412","https://openalex.org/W3215444057"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4391529708","https://openalex.org/W4293070607","https://openalex.org/W4406202281","https://openalex.org/W6892529571","https://openalex.org/W4362503970","https://openalex.org/W7218968884","https://openalex.org/W2918131669","https://openalex.org/W7167459601","https://openalex.org/W4402093968","https://openalex.org/W4402440280"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Academic":[0,69,127],"Writing":[1,128],"is":[2,41,46],"a":[3,47,93],"core":[4],"subject":[5,21],"that":[6,120],"undergraduate":[7,63,99],"students":[8,18,32,66,101,122],"take":[9],"during":[10],"their":[11],"four":[12],"years":[13],"of":[14,62,78,131],"study.":[15],"However,":[16],"many":[17],"find":[19],"the":[20,30,60,103,121,141],"challenging.":[22],"Several":[23],"studies":[24],"have":[25],"been":[26],"conducted":[27],"to":[28,38,50,57,97,139],"explore":[29],"difficulties":[31,61,73,142],"face,":[33],"yet":[34],"in":[35,68,76,126,129],"Afghanistan,":[36],"little":[37],"no":[39],"research":[40,55,110,117,147],"available.":[42],"Hence,":[43],"this":[44,52,90],"project":[45],"small":[48],"attempt":[49],"address":[51],"gap.":[53],"This":[54],"aims":[56],"look":[58],"into":[59],"English":[64,104],"major":[65],"face":[67],"Writing.":[70],"The":[71,109,116],"writing":[72],"were":[74,112],"investigated":[75],"terms":[77,130],"content,":[79],"structure,":[80,133],"and":[81,92,134,143],"language.":[82],"A":[83],"quantitative":[84],"descriptive":[85],"method":[86],"was":[87,95],"employed":[88],"for":[89,145],"study,":[91],"questionnaire":[94],"given":[96],"121":[98],"degree":[100],"from":[102],"Department":[105],"at":[106],"Kabul":[107],"University.":[108],"data":[111],"analyzed":[113],"using":[114],"SPSS.":[115],"findings":[118],"revealed":[119],"faced":[123],"several":[124],"challenges":[125],"language,":[132],"content.":[135],"Finally,":[136],"some":[137],"recommendations":[138],"overcome":[140],"suggestions":[144],"future":[146],"are":[148],"provided.":[149]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-11-02T09:45:03.842371","created_date":"2020-07-23T00:00:00"}