The Academic Writing Needs of Students: A Case Study on Stakeholder Perspectives

Autor/inn/en	Saglamel, Hasan; Aydogdu, Zeynep Merve
Titel	The Academic Writing Needs of Students: A Case Study on Stakeholder Perspectives
Quelle	In: Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, 7 (2022) 1, S.37-50 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2541-0229
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Student Needs; Academic Language; Writing (Composition); Writing Skills; Language of Instruction; English (Second Language); Writing Instruction; Educational Policy; Student Motivation; Writing Improvement; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; Schreibübung; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Schreibunterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Schulische Motivation; Türkei
Abstract	The international appeal of English has resulted in an expansion of courses adopting English-medium instruction, and many institutions require students to pursue their studies in programs with English medium. However, to what extent these programs meet the expectations is yet to be understood. Numerous studies have documented the effectiveness of EMI particularly in English as a foreign language contexts. However, perspectives of different stakeholders were not adequately captured. The present study attempts to fill this void by exploring students' needs of academic writing from the perspectives of different stakeholders. A total of 9 participants, namely, 5 students, a language instructor, and 3 teachers of content professors were selected using the snowball sampling method. All the participants were selected from a department offering English-medium instruction at a state university in Turkey. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The results show that students require more investment in academic writing courses to get familiar with the disciplinary register and fulfil the requirements of future English courses. The stakeholders' perspectives are compared to have a better understanding of students' needs, lacks and wants. The study suggests some implications to approach language education policies more critically. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture. Jl. Kolonel Masturi No. 288, Kec. Parongpong, Bandung Barat, 40559, Indonesia. e-mail: jurnal.acuity@unai.edu; Web site: https://jurnal.unai.edu/index.php/acuity/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01