Factors That Hinder the Thesis Writing Process of Non-Native MA Students in ELT: Supervisors' Perspectives

Autor/inn/en	Khozaei Ravari, Zahra; Ul Islam, Qamar; Khozaei, Fatemeh; Choupan Zarvijani, Sara Betlem
Titel	Factors That Hinder the Thesis Writing Process of Non-Native MA Students in ELT: Supervisors' Perspectives
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 15 (2023) 5, S.1325-1336 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Khozaei Ravari, Zahra) ORCID (Khozaei, Fatemeh)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2050-7003
DOI	10.1108/JARHE-06-2022-0184
Schlagwörter	Masters Programs; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Graduate Students; Masters Theses; Academic Language; Writing Instruction; Supervisors; Writing Processes; Writing Difficulties; State Universities; Private Colleges; Language Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Diaries; Writing Strategies; Personal Autonomy; Foreign Countries; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; Schreibunterricht; Schreibstörung; Staatliche Universität; Privathochschule; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Diary; Tagebuch; Schreibtechnik; Individuelle Autonomie; Ausland
Abstract	Purpose: Developing graduate students' academic writing has been a major concern for many scholars over the past few years. Existing literature on the challenges of thesis writing has not focused on master's students in English language teaching (ELT). Data on the challenges have been mainly gathered from the theses and focused on the structure and genre requirements. Few available studies have investigated such challenges through the lens of supervisors in an international context. Knowledge about the factors hindering the thesis writing process of non-native MA students in English from the supervisors' perspectives is scarce. This study attempts to fill these gaps by answering this question: From supervisors' perspectives, what factors hinder the thesis writing process of non-native MA students? Design/methodology/approach: Thirty supervisors from state and private universities across Iran voluntarily participated in this qualitative study. Drawing upon teachers' diaries and semi-structured interviews, the authors identified major factors negatively influencing the thesis work of master's students. Data were transferred into NVivo 10 and analyzed thematically following Colaizzi's method. Findings: The study found that factors constraining students' writing were (1) students' lack of effort, (2) students' lack of a strategy for writing, (3) students' lack of autonomy and (4) students' absence of voice. Originality/value: The authors discuss the practical implications of these factors for different stakeholders. There is a growing interest in postgraduate students' thesis writing processes. Surprisingly, no research exists on supervisors' perceptions of factors that constrain the thesis writing process of non-native English master's students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01