Investigating The Academic Literacies Challenges Of International Graduate Students In Master Programmes In An Institution Of Higher Education In Malaysia

This mixed methods research presents the findings of the academic literacies experiences of international graduate students in coursework or mixed mode Master programmes at an institution of higher education in Malaysia. This research investigated the academic literacies demands faced by the i...

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Main Author:	Singh, Manjet Kaur Mehar
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	P1-1091 Philology Linguistics(General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/45266/1/Manjet%20Kaur%20AP%20Mehar%20Singh24.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.452662019-08-23T08:26:10Z Investigating The Academic Literacies Challenges Of International Graduate Students In Master Programmes In An Institution Of Higher Education In Malaysia 2013-07 Singh, Manjet Kaur Mehar P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) This mixed methods research presents the findings of the academic literacies experiences of international graduate students in coursework or mixed mode Master programmes at an institution of higher education in Malaysia. This research investigated the academic literacies demands faced by the international graduate students, the academic literacies challenges experienced by them and the steps employed to overcome the academic literacies challenges to achieve academic success. The conceptual framework of this research comprises the Academic Literacies Model (Lea & Street, 2000), Discipline Enculturation into Community of Practice (CoP) (Lave & Wenger, 1991) and Adult Learning Theory (Knowles, 1984). Academic Literacies Questionnaire created based on selected items from Chang’s (2006) and Evans & Green’s (2007) questionnaire was used to collect the quantitative data from 131 respondents. Qualitative data collection involved focus group interviews with 70 respondents, email correspondence, one-to-one interview with 16 lecturers and course objectives, course requirements and course evaluation documents’ analysis. Quantitative data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The focus group interviews and one-to-one interviews’ data were transcribed. The transcribed data and email correspondence data was analysed using the NVivo 10 software. 2013-07 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/45266/ http://eprints.usm.my/45266/1/Manjet%20Kaur%20AP%20Mehar%20Singh24.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Bahasa Literasi & Terjemahan
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description	This mixed methods research presents the findings of the academic literacies experiences of international graduate students in coursework or mixed mode Master programmes at an institution of higher education in Malaysia. This research investigated the academic literacies demands faced by the international graduate students, the academic literacies challenges experienced by them and the steps employed to overcome the academic literacies challenges to achieve academic success. The conceptual framework of this research comprises the Academic Literacies Model (Lea & Street, 2000), Discipline Enculturation into Community of Practice (CoP) (Lave & Wenger, 1991) and Adult Learning Theory (Knowles, 1984). Academic Literacies Questionnaire created based on selected items from Chang’s (2006) and Evans & Green’s (2007) questionnaire was used to collect the quantitative data from 131 respondents. Qualitative data collection involved focus group interviews with 70 respondents, email correspondence, one-to-one interview with 16 lecturers and course objectives, course requirements and course evaluation documents’ analysis. Quantitative data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The focus group interviews and one-to-one interviews’ data were transcribed. The transcribed data and email correspondence data was analysed using the NVivo 10 software.
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qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author	Singh, Manjet Kaur Mehar
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title	Investigating The Academic Literacies Challenges Of International Graduate Students In Master Programmes In An Institution Of Higher Education In Malaysia
title_short	Investigating The Academic Literacies Challenges Of International Graduate Students In Master Programmes In An Institution Of Higher Education In Malaysia
title_full	Investigating The Academic Literacies Challenges Of International Graduate Students In Master Programmes In An Institution Of Higher Education In Malaysia
title_fullStr	Investigating The Academic Literacies Challenges Of International Graduate Students In Master Programmes In An Institution Of Higher Education In Malaysia
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title_sort	investigating the academic literacies challenges of international graduate students in master programmes in an institution of higher education in malaysia
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Investigating The Academic Literacies Challenges Of International Graduate Students In Master Programmes In An Institution Of Higher Education In Malaysia

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