The purpose of this report is to examine English writing pedagogy and factors affecting students’ writing development in pre-degree General Foundation Programs (GFPs) across Oman, where the boundary between English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) is becoming increasingly blurred. This report describes how mastery in English writing has become an invaluable skill for students’ academic, social and future professional mobility, as they attend English-medium colleges and universities where writing plays a crucial role across the curriculum. Students also need to develop an ability to communicate in English, orally and in writing, to secure an employment opportunity at the multilingual and multicultural local job market. To meet this demand, the concerned educational and accreditation bodies made necessary provisions in terms of upgrading the curriculum and establishing standards. However, data collected from teachers and students at different institutions using semi-structured interviews reveals that English writing is taught through traditional pedagogical practices that do not have the leverage to prepare students for challenging academic writing tasks at degree programs. Exploring L2 writing instruction in this context could have implications for similar contexts where developing writing skills contributes to students’ academic success and future career prospects.

本报告旨在探讨英语写作教学法以及影响学生在阿曼预科预科一般预科课程（GFP）中写作能力发展的因素，英语作为外语（EFL）与英语作为林瓜·弗朗卡（Lingua Franca）之间的分界线（ ELF）变得越来越模糊。本报告描述了英语写作的掌握如何成为学生在学术，社会和未来职业流动方面的一项宝贵技能，因为他们进入英语中等学院和大学，而写作在整个课程中都起着至关重要的作用。学生还需要发展以英语进行口头和书面交流的能力，以确保在多语种和多元文化的当地就业市场上的就业机会。为了满足这个需求，有关的教育和认证机构在升级课程和建立标准方面做出了必要的规定。但是，使用半结构化面试从不同机构的老师和学生那里收集的数据表明，英语写作是通过传统的教学方法来进行的，传统的教学方法无法帮助学生为攻读学位课程的学术写作任务做好准备。在这种情况下探索L2写作教学可能会对类似的情况产生影响，在这种情况下，不断发展的写作技巧有助于学生的学术成就和未来的职业前景。使用半结构化访谈从不同机构的老师和学生收集的数据表明，英语写作是通过传统的教学实践来教书的，而传统的教学实践却没有能力使学生为攻读学位课程的学术写作任务做好准备。在这种情况下探索L2写作教学可能会对类似的情况产生影响，在这种情况下，不断发展的写作技巧有助于学生的学术成就和未来的职业前景。使用半结构化访谈从不同机构的老师和学生收集的数据表明，英语写作是通过传统的教学实践来教书的，而传统的教学实践却没有能力使学生为攻读学位课程的学术写作任务做好准备。在这种情况下探索L2写作教学可能会对类似的情况产生影响，在这种情况下，不断发展的写作技巧有助于学生的学术成就和未来的职业前景。