The Role of Providing Written Corrective Feedback in Enhancing Khartoum University EFL Students' Writing Performance

Abstract

Writing is one of the four basic skills in English language. Many learners of English as a second or foreign language considered writing as one of the most difficult skills to be mastered. Sudanese EFL students are not an exception. However, there is a real dilemma in the teaching of writing in Sudan, especially at the tertiary level where the large number of students and the restricted timetable constitute a major issue for English language teachers in general, and for compositions and writing instructors' in particular. As a result, many students suffer from a very poor writing performance.