Abstract:
The main objective of this study was to investigating EFL students’ motivation and practice in
learning writing skills: Grade 11 Students of Tolay Secondary School. In succeeding the stated
objectives; descriptive survey design was employed to this study. This helped the researcher to
employ both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection. The participants of the study
were 96 (30%) students who were selected using systematical sampling technique because the
researcher believed that they can provide enough and clear information. To collect data from the
participants, classroom observations, clos-indeed questionnaires and semi-structured interviews
were administered. Then the data obtained used these tools were presented, analyzed, and
interpreted both quantitatively and qualitatively. The data obtained from the questionnaires were
presented and analyzed with the interview and observation. Then all the results of the items from
the three tools were triangulated in the discussion section. The findings of this research worked
were related to only students’ motivation and practice. Students' related motivation and practice
are linguistic causes such as writing grammatically correct sentences, lack of interest in learning
writing, lack of practice, organizing idea, and shortages of vocabulary. To improve this all
problem, EFL teachers, should take stakeholder by making students’ motivate, aware’ and
giving by devoting time and thought to shaping the environment and planning each practice
writing tutorial class . Certainly, this study is not sufficient and consequently, further research
should be done to cover all aspects of this issue in order to seek strategies for surmounting
among EFL high school students. Finally, based on these findings, it is recommended that the
students should be motivated and practice writing to help them improved their problems.
