International students’ experiences of using online resources for academic writing
dc.contributor.author | Tian, Ke | |
dc.contributor.supervisor | Nahachewsky, James | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-21T16:51:21Z | |
dc.date.copyright | 2016 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2016-12-21 | |
dc.degree.department | Department of Curriculum and Instruction | en_US |
dc.degree.level | Master of Arts M.A. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This qualitative descriptive case study investigates four Chinese international students’ use of online resources for academic writing in a western Canadian university. This study has direct implications for English as a Foreign Language/English as a Second Language writing instruction as well as international students’ use of university library. Methodological triangulation was used to collect data. This included a semi-structured interview, a computer-based writing task, and a think-aloud activity. Data was coded and analyzed within cases and re-analyzed across the four cases. The salient themes that emerged from this analysis include: indispensable role of online resources in academic writing; a solution to language problems; ability of evaluation; a solution to plagiarism; influences of search habits; concerns about graduate students; and the importance of professors. Four major findings of the study include: important uses of online resources for solving language problems; students’ search skills in online databases; students’ use of the UVic library; and the importance of professors’ instruction. These findings will be helpful for educators to consider as they work to integrate online resources for international students’ writing instruction; and for academic libraries to consider as they offer services to assist EFL/ESL learners. | en_US |
dc.description.embargo | 2017-12-05 | |
dc.description.proquestcode | 0727 | en_US |
dc.description.proquestcode | 0399 | en_US |
dc.description.proquestcode | 0515 | en_US |
dc.description.proquestemail | ketien0421@gmail.com | en_US |
dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/7680 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/ | * |
dc.subject | qualitative case study | en_US |
dc.subject | triangulation | en_US |
dc.subject | EFL/ESL writing | en_US |
dc.subject | university library | en_US |
dc.subject | online dictionary | en_US |
dc.subject | online resources | en_US |
dc.subject | search behaviour | en_US |
dc.title | International students’ experiences of using online resources for academic writing | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |