• Ms Komal Mahida
• Dr Anil Varsat

In the existing scenario of Indian education system, academic writing has been studied by numerous scholars in the field of English language teaching as it is one of the most essential criterions to assess students’ learning. There is an obvious demand for academic writing at an advanced level in Indian universities in the majority of disciplines: sociology, science, engineering, history, law, psychology, and English which expect from the learners being proficient enough narrators and relatively good in displaying academic knowledge in the academic documents such as short and long assignments, academic essays, email, research papers, thesis and dissertations. A survey amidst 30 teachers of English was carried out by the investigator in search of the current needs of academic writing skills of postgraduate learners. Later analyzed data showed that greater number of their learners have been suffering from academic writing skills; brainstorming, note-taking, note-making, summarising, paraphrasing, abbreviation, acronyms, academic email, and resume, making an outline before writing a draft, avoiding plagiarism, citation, and reference. They also believe that learners are quite familiar with few academic writing skills, however, by and large; academic writing skills are not utilized correctly.

Academic Writing, ELT, Postgraduate Students, Difficulties, Teachers

"Postgraduates Students’ Difficulties in Academic Writing Skills from the Perspective of their Teachers", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.257-260, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908652.pdf

"Postgraduates Students’ Difficulties in Academic Writing Skills from the Perspective of their Teachers", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp257-260, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908652.pdf