A Comparative Study between the Middle Eastern and China EFL Learners in Academic Writing

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the differences in academic writing among total 20 of the Middle Eastern and China EFL learners respectively at The National University of Malaysia (UKM). Besides, it also helps to determine the writing patterns and perspectives of the Middle Eastern and China EFL learners in academic writing. In addition, this study also investigates the influence of educational level towards Middle Eastern and China EFL learners’ writing patterns in academic writing. The instrument used in this study was a set of questionnaires. Moreover, the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) is used to analyse the collected data. Findings revealed a slight significance results between the writing patterns of the Middle Eastern and China EFL learners in academic writing. In addition, the perspectives of both EFL learners in academic writing have examined. Nevertheless, it was revealed that educational level influences the writing patterns of Middle Eastern EFL learners but not China EFL learners. In conclusion, this study would thus provide a new insight into these two linguistic groups.