The Use of Noun Phrases in Improving Students’ English Writing Skills

Abstract

Writing is one of the most challenging skills for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students because it requires students to organize ideas, select appropriate vocabulary, and apply grammatical structures accurately. One grammatical component that can support students in developing their writing is the noun phrase. Noun phrases allow writers to provide more specific and detailed information about people, objects, places, and ideas. This study aims to explore the use of noun phrases in improving students’ English writing skills and to identify students’ difficulties in applying noun phrases in their written texts. This study employs a qualitative descriptive research design. The participants are students at the senior high school level who are involved in English writing activities focusing on the use of noun phrases. Data are collected through classroom observations, students’ writing assignments, and semi-structured interviews. The data are analyzed through data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings are expected to demonstrate that the use of noun phrases can help students develop more detailed sentences, improve grammatical awareness, enrich vocabulary, and organize ideas more effectively. However, students may still experience difficulties in using determiners, adjectives, plural forms, possessive forms, and prepositional phrases correctly. The study concludes that integrating noun phrase instruction into writing activities can provide students with meaningful opportunities to improve the quality of their English writing.