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| author | Alsied, Safia Mujtaba Ibrahim, Noura Winis |
| author_facet | Alsied, Safia Mujtaba Ibrahim, Noura Winis Alsied, Safia Mujtaba Ibrahim, Noura Winis |
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| contents | Exploring Challenges Encountered by EFL Libyan Learners in Research Teaching and Writing Alsied, Safia Mujtaba Ibrahim, Noura Winis 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 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. |
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| spellingShingle | Exploring Challenges Encountered by EFL Libyan Learners in Research Teaching and Writing Alsied, Safia Mujtaba Ibrahim, Noura Winis 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 Exploring Challenges Encountered by EFL Libyan Learners in Research Teaching and Writing Alsied, Safia Mujtaba Ibrahim, Noura Winis 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 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. |
| title | Exploring Challenges Encountered by EFL Libyan Learners in Research Teaching and Writing |
| topic | 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 |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1167254 |