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This study is descriptive quantitative study. The subject of this study is 199 students from the fifth semester of Non-EFL students of ITB AAS Indonesia especially Diploma Students involved in this study. The result analysis shows the students’perception toward English writing that writing is one of the most difficult English skills, English Job Application Letter' is an interesting topic, writing a job application letter in English is more difficult than writing a job application letter in Indonesian because there are many aspects to be considered such as grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and punctuation. The students have several difficulties in writing English application letters, such as 1) finding job vacancies in English. 2) understanding the contents of job vacancies in English. 3) understanding the elements of a job application letter from the opening, body, and closing of the letter in English. 4) Write the elements of a job application letter in English at the opening, body, and end of the letter. 5) choosing the appropriate vocabulary. 6) writing based on English grammar (for example writing sentences and selecting the appropriate tenses. 7) using correct punctuation. 8) Write a job application letter in Indonesian first and then translate it into English by using Google Translate. After writing an English application letter, the students agree that writing a job application letter can improve their English writing skills, know a lot of English vocabulary and understand English grammar well and correctly. The students also can find English job vacancies easily, and they feel that it can be useful for their careers in the future when applying a job. Knowing about writing English job application letters, will certainly be very useful for graduates who want to apply for jobs that require good English skills or international companies.  \nKeywords: Non-EFL students, perception, writing, application letter  \nINTRODUCTION  \nIn learning English, students are expected to have skills in the field of language which include reading, writing, listening, and speaking (Habib, 2018) . By having these skills, students are expected to be able to apply them in everyday life. Writing, in general, is a communication activity in the form of delivering messages (information) in writing to other parties using written language as a tool or medium. Writing activities involve several elements, namely the writer asthe delivery of the message, the content of the writing, the channel, the media, and the reader. Writing can also be said as an activity of stringing letters into words or sentences to be conveyed  \nto others so that others can understand them (Fitria, 2021) because, by writing, communication between writers and readers can occur properly.  \nWriting is one of the language skills that is used to communicate indirectly, not face to face with other people. In addition, writing is also a productive and expressive activity, the results of which always bring up new things, which are presented neatly and interestingly. By writing, we can express ideas freely. In writing, sometimes readers do not need complicated language, sometimes good writing is writing that is made simply and easily understood by readers. Thus, the point is in writing we convey our ideas to be understood by the reader (Fitria, 2021b) .  \nA person's ability to write is different, some are reliable and some are less reliable. Indeed, writing is not easy to do, but writing can also be said as an activity that is easy to do: for those who like to write. The ability to write will be obtained if there is a strong motivation t","cbCaiiyCJffexMeP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiyCJffexMeP","pdf",369716,13,"English","# Introduction\n## Background and writing skill overview\n## Difficulties in writing English\n# Abstract\n## Study objective and method\n## Main findings on students' difficulties","[{\"question\":\"What is the study objective about non-EFL students and writing?\",\"answer\":\"The study aims to determine non-EFL students’ perceptions of their difficulties in writing an English application letter.\"},{\"question\":\"How many students participated and what study method was used?\",\"answer\":\"The research uses a descriptive quantitative approach with 199 fifth-semester non-EFL students from ITB AAS Indonesia.\"},{\"question\":\"What difficulties did students report when writing English application letters?\",\"answer\":\"Students struggled with finding and understanding English job vacancies, understanding letter elements (opening, body, closing), selecting appropriate vocabulary, applying English grammar and tenses, and using correct punctuation.\"}]","Non-EFL Students' Perception of Their Difficulties in Writing English - Application Letters | PDF",1789091594]