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    “Challenges in the Writing skill of English as a Foreign Language”
    (Ecuador : Pujilí : Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC), 2025-03) Cuenca Castellano, Dayana Suggeidy; Quinga Oña, Nicole Stefania; Venegas Álvarez, Gina Silvana
    Writing is a fundamental skill in learning a foreign language, as it enables students to express and communicate their ideas effectively, and its mastery is important for academic and professional advancement. The problem of this research is what are the challenges in the writing skill of English as a foreign language from students’ perceptions in the third and fourth semester of the National and Foreign Languages Pedagogy at the Technical University of Cotopaxi. The research aimed to describe the challenges in the writing skill of English as a foreign language from students’ perceptions in the third and fourth semester of the Pedagogy of National and Foreign Languages at the Technical University of Cotopaxi. This research used a mixed approach, qualitative and quantitative, with a descriptive data analysis. The technique used was the survey, and the instrument was a questionnaire composed of 15 questions evaluated on a Likert scale. The participants were 66 third and fourth semester students with an age range of 17 to 29 years, selected by means of cluster sampling. The questionnaire has three categories: the first category collected data related to organizational challenges in writing, the second category focused on vocabulary challenges, and the third category collected data related to challenges with grammar, which was applied using Google Forms. This research highlights helpful information for students; by identifying and analyzing these challenges, it seeks to contribute to the improvement of writing skills among students; proficiency in this skill is essential for their academic and professional performance. The findings reflected that attaining active vocabulary, understanding the English language, knowing and mastering grammar, and communicating coherently in English are the challenges encountered. It was concluded that the challenges the students face affect their English learning.