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Title: Supervisors' Perspectives on Graduate Students' Problems in Academic Writing
Language: English
Authors: Hawari, Omar Moh'd Amer (ORCID 0000-0003-1440-4842), Al-Shboul, Yasser (ORCID 0000-0002-1085-040X), Huwari, Ibrahim Fathi (ORCID 0000-0002-9463-4244)
Source: European Journal of Educational Research. 2022 11(1):545-556.
Availability: Eurasian Society of Educational Research. 7321 Parkway Drive South, Hanover, MD 21076. e-mail: publisher@eu-jer.com; Web site: https://www.eu-jer.com/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Doctoral Dissertations, Writing Difficulties, Teacher Attitudes, Writing Attitudes, Study Abroad, Foreign Countries, Doctoral Students, Grammar, Vocabulary Skills, Student Motivation, Writing Apprehension, Text Structure, Student Problems
Geographic Terms: Malaysia, Jordan
ISSN: 2165-8714
Abstract: Writing is very important for learners; it is a dynamic and creative skill. Although studies on students' problems when writing a dissertation among Native Speakers (NS) are widely done, studies on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) are limited, especially those which examine problems faced while writing dissertations among Ph.D. EFL learners, in particular, Jordanian Ph.D. candidates. Studies on the supervisors' perspectives of writing a dissertation are scarce among EFL learners, particularly Arab learners. This study aims at focusing on supervisors' perspectives of writing dissertations among Jordanian Ph.D. students who are studying abroad. This study is a qualitative case study. The researchers interviewed nine Malaysian supervisors who supervised 21 Jordanian Ph.D. candidates. The results show that six main themes emerged from the supervisors' perspectives, and they are grammatical mistakes, lack of vocabulary and verbs reporting, personal effects, lack of motivation, writing apprehension, and the problem with generic thesis structure. This paper contributes with a comprehensive analysis of the theoretical perspectives on problems Ph.D. students face when writing a dissertation. The study also fills in the gap in the field of supervisors' perspectives of writing a dissertation. Based on the results found, the researchers suggest a number of recommendations and further research that might help supervisors understand the reasons behind such difficulties.
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