One of the hardest things to master while learning a language is always writing in order to achieve language proficiency (Raxmanova, 2023) This article looks into the difficulties Uzbek students have when studying academic writing in the English language. In this study, a questionnaire was used to survey over one hundred pre-intermediate, intermediate, and upper-level students. Some multiple-choice questions were added in the questionnaire to find out about their writing difficulties. A discussion and clarification of the results were held, and recommendations and solutions were offered.

Writing challenges, academic writing, Uzbek students, Academic achievement, language proficiency

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