Skills and Strategies Used in the Comprehension and Production of Academic Writing in Taif University

The paper examines the skills and strategies that are employed in the comprehension and the production of the writing tasks at the undergraduate levels. Through diary keeping the strategies and skills were explored and the resulting written assignments were analyzed. The sample was limited to students who base their writing assignment on prompts given by their instructors. They are considered at the intermediate level. The themes used while they are writing their diary. "What strategies do they use in the process of composing academic writing""What difficulties do they encounter while they are writing those assignments". The findings can be used as a guide in future planning for writing classes. In order to develop skills such as critical thinking, errors in grammar should not be the base for the final grading