The writing skill seems to be a difficult academic skill for Thai EFL learners
(
Pawapatcharaudom, 2007
)
. Most students find difficulties in writing a text. Therefore, the
researcher is interested in analyzing textual metafunction in order to figure out how students
organize their message through their texts. In this particular research, there were three
obj
ectives that this study aims to fulfill. Firstly, this study aims to investigate the Thematic
selections used by Thai EFL learners in their writing. Secondly, it examines the Thematic
progression patterns of Thai EFL learners in their writing. Thirdly, it
investigates the
problems in terms of the flow of Theme
-
Rheme in the texts written by Thai EFL learners