دورية أكاديمية
Exploring Challenges Encountered by EFL Libyan Learners in Research Teaching and Writing
| العنوان: | Exploring Challenges Encountered by EFL Libyan Learners in Research Teaching and Writing |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Alsied, Safia Mujtaba, Ibrahim, Noura Winis |
| المصدر: | IAFOR Journal of Language Learning. Win 2017 3(2):143-158. |
| الإتاحة: | International Academic Forum. Sakae 1-16-26 - 201 Naka Ward, Nagoya Aichi, Japan 460-0008. Tel: +81-50-5806-3184; Web site: https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-language-learning/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2017 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Writing Instruction, Writing (Composition), Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), College Students, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Mixed Methods Research, Writing Assignments, Comparative Analysis, Academic Discourse, Writing Attitudes, Student Motivation, Research, Knowledge Level, Library Services, Access to Information, Internet, Writing Research, Questionnaires, Likert Scales, Semi Structured Interviews, Data Analysis |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | Libya |
| تدمد: | 2188-9554 |
| مستخلص: | Research is conducted all over the world to solve problems or to answer questions of significance to humanity. Academic writing or writing to report research is not easy because it requires adequate background knowledge, interest, motivation and hard work. This study investigates the major challenges in research writing faced by Libyan EFL learners at Sebha University and also explores Libyan teachers' attitudes towards their students' work. A total of 42 students and 4 teachers formed the sample of this study. The present study used a mixed method approach. The findings of the study revealed that Libyan EFL learners have difficulty developing a research project and reporting the findings. The former requires them to identify the area of interest, choose a topic and formulate a researchable problem while the latter typically involves writing a literature review, the methodology, results and discussion sections. Between the two tasks, the students found academic writing the most challenging. It was also found that Libyan teachers had negative attitudes towards their students' research due to the following reasons: lack of motivation, insufficient background knowledge about research, lack of library resources, inadequate number of courses related to research, and the unavailability of Internet in the college. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 29 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1167254 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 2188-9554 |
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