A small-scale qualitative study investigating writing difficulties encountered by postgraduate Arab students at a UK University
Other Title(s)
دراسة نوعية للتعرف على صعوبات الكتابة عند بعض الطلبة العرب في الدراسات العليا في إحدى الجامعات البريطانية في المملكة المتحدة : دراسة نوعية
Author
Source
Journal of Taibah University : Arts and Humanities
Issue
Vol. 10, Issue 28 (31 Dec. 2021), pp.416-463, 48 p.
Publisher
Taibah University College of Arts and Humanities
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
48
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Writing in a foreign language is one of the most difficult language skills to master, especially for those learning English.
What contributes to the complexity of this important skill is the nature of its multi-level process: (1) First Draft (Prewriting): reading and defining the purpose; identifying the audience; brainstorming, gathering, drafting/outlining and prioritizing ideas; freewriting; (2) Second and Third Drafts (Drafting, Revising and Peer Reviewing): precise efficient language; sequencing and connecting idea; a rotation cycle of making and supporting ideas, questioning, organizing, rethinking, clarifying and giving and receiving feedback; (3) Final Draft (Editing): clarity, punctuation, spelling style, formatting, in-text-citation and works cited/references; and (4) Publishing: submitting in-class/online assignments and portfolios or professional journals and publications.
This is a small-scale qualitative investigative study of the writing difficulties encountered in academic English reported by Arab male and female Master's students at a UK university during the second semester of the academic year 2018/2019.
It discusses the practises used by its participants to overcome difficulties in their written assignments.
Findings revealed a number of difficulties related to syntax, semantics (colloquial vs.
academic), L1-L2 interference (translation), and style, which suggests that these difficulties are embedded in other factors that need to be taken into consideration.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Sayf, Umar Abd al-Rahman. 2021. A small-scale qualitative study investigating writing difficulties encountered by postgraduate Arab students at a UK University. Journal of Taibah University : Arts and Humanities،Vol. 10, no. 28, pp.416-463.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1340657
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Sayf, Umar Abd al-Rahman. A small-scale qualitative study investigating writing difficulties encountered by postgraduate Arab students at a UK University. Journal of Taibah University : Arts and Humanities Vol. 10, no. 28 (2021), pp.416-463.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1340657
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Sayf, Umar Abd al-Rahman. A small-scale qualitative study investigating writing difficulties encountered by postgraduate Arab students at a UK University. Journal of Taibah University : Arts and Humanities. 2021. Vol. 10, no. 28, pp.416-463.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1340657
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendix : p. 459-461
Record ID
BIM-1340657