Abstract:
Developing descriptive writing competence among Grade 4 students is an important requirement of
Vietnamese language education under the competency- and character-oriented approach of Vietnam’s
2018 General Education Curriculum. However, classroom practice shows that students still encounter
difficulties in observation, idea generation and organization, vocabulary selection, emotional
expression, and the development of an individual voice in their writing. Experiential learning provides
students with opportunities to directly observe, perceive, and interact with objects and phenomena,
thereby transforming real-life experiences into meaningful resources for writing. This study employs
theoretical analysis, surveys, and analytical and synthetic methods to establish a theoretical and
practical basis for proposing measures to develop Grade 4 students’ descriptive writing competence.
The study proposes three measures: organizing authentic experiential activities to enrich students’ life
experiences; guiding students to draw on their experiences to organize ideas systematically; and
developing writing competence through collaborative learning and peer feedback. These measures are
mutually supportive, connecting writing with real-life experiences and creating favorable conditions
for the development of Grade 4 students’ descriptive writing competence.
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