TEACHING ENGLISH DESCRIPTIVEESSAY WRITING IN IMPROVING WRITING STUDENT SATISFACTION OF CAMBODIAN HIGH SCHOOL

The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between the teaching descriptive essay writing and student satisfaction of Cambodian EFL high school students. Majority of public high schools suffer from declining academic performance due to students' lack of attention to writing, such as a lack of interest in descriptive essay writing, a lack of teaching methods, and a lack ofsatisfaction. For students, that is why this study was conducted at a public high school on the impact of student writing. The study used 100 sample respondent from a well-known public high school student in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as a case study. This study was to demonstrate the relationship between teaching descriptive essay writing and student satisfaction in high school.Data were calculated statistically using statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS) to determine correlation using the Pearson product motion correlation and P-value formula. The study found a moderately positive relationship between essay writing and student satisfaction in their school (0.55). Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that there are benefits to teaching descriptive essay writing to students, which enables the school to maintain competitive qualities, increase the satisfaction of writing essays, and encourage students to enjoy learning. The study aligns with the objectives set by the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports. However, the Ministry of Education needs to have a training policy with a regular approach to ensure effective implementation. The study assumed that there is a positive relationship between teaching descriptive essay writing and student satisfaction.