There has been a widespread utilization of the English language in Saudi Arabia, due to which it is necessary for Saudi citizens to gain an adequate grip on this language. This study aimed to conduct a comparative evaluation between the writing strategies and writing performance shown by Saudi EFL students. Seventy-four female undergraduates between 21 and 25 years and having Arabic as their first language were recruited for this study. The writing samples of the participants were typed into the computer so that no inconsistency takes place based on the students’ writing skills by the researcher. Descriptive statistics were then used to ascertain the level of strategy use of the participants. These students were divided into two groups, based on high and low writing proficiencies. It was found that there was no significant difference in writing performance of these students. The students, who demonstrated a higher level of writing proficiency while writing stood at a percentage of 47.3%; whereas, students demonstrating a low level of writing proficiency stood at a percentage of 44.6%. Furthermore, most of the students used drafting strategies as compared to ‘before-writing’ strategies. More frequent use of ‘beforewriting’ strategies is encouraged. Further research is needed regarding the relationship between writing strategy application and the writing performance of these learners

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沙特大学写作策略与表现的比较分析

沙特阿拉伯已经广泛使用英语，因此沙特公民有必要充分掌握英语。这项研究旨在对沙特阿拉伯EFL学生表现出的写作策略和写作表现进行比较评估。这项研究招募了21位至25岁之间以阿拉伯语为第一语言的74名女大学生。参与者的写作样本被输入计算机，因此研究人员不会因学生的写作技巧而产生矛盾。然后使用描述性统计数据确定参与者的策略使用水平。根据写作水平的高低将这些学生分为两组。结果发现，这些学生的写作表现没有显着差异。在写作方面表现出较高的写作水平的学生比例为47.3％；而表现出较低的写作水平的学生占44.6％。此外，与“写作前”策略相比，大多数学生使用的是起草策略。鼓励更频繁地使用“先写”策略。关于写作策略应用和这些学习者的写作表现之间的关系，需要进一步的研究 此外，与“写作前”策略相比，大多数学生使用的是起草策略。鼓励更频繁地使用“先写”策略。关于写作策略应用和这些学习者的写作表现之间的关系，需要进一步的研究 此外，与“写作前”策略相比，大多数学生使用的是起草策略。鼓励更频繁地使用“先写”策略。关于写作策略应用和这些学习者的写作表现之间的关系，需要进一步的研究