Study on the Current Situation of English Academic Writing Competence of Non English Majors Postgraduate Students

Abstract

With the accelerating process of globalization, international academic exchanges are also constantly developing. Having a certain level of foreign language academic writing competence has become a necessary condition for students to participate in international academic exchanges. Therefore, foreign language academic writing has become a focus of attention for domestic and foreign experts. This article focuses on the English academic writing competence of non-English major graduate students, using a questionnaire survey to discover the current situation of English academic writing competence of non-English major graduate students and the factors affecting their English academic writing competence. Perform descriptive analysis and factor analysis on the collected data using SPSS 27.0. The research results indicate that: 1) Overall, the English academic writing competence of non-English major graduate students needs to be improved. Although they recognize the importance of English academic writing, their understanding is not deep enough. 2) The main problems with English academic writing for non-English major graduate students are: the purpose of English academic writing for non-English major graduate students is relatively single; Understanding the importance of academic writing in English, but not delving deeply enough and lacking basic knowledge of academic writing; Lack of corresponding writing practice. 3) The factors that affect the academic writing ability of non-English major graduate students include writing knowledge, writing motivation, and writing teaching environment. Based on this, the author provides suggestions at the end of the article to improve academic writing skills.