Journals / İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi / 2019 / Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 1

Difficulties Faced by Postgraduate Students of English Language Teaching (ELT) in Thesis Writing in Turkey

Türkiye’de İngiliz Dili Eğitimi Alanında Lisansüstü Yapan Öğrencilerin Tez Yazarken Karşılaştıkları Zorluklar

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152–164
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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Some measures can be taken to enhance the quality of supervision at universities in Turkey.

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Objective & Hypothesis:There are a growing number of students who continue postgraduate degrees in English Language Teaching (ELT) in state and private universities in Turkey.
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Key Findings & Data:It is taken for granted that thesis writing is a significant aspect of postgraduate education and postgraduate students are experiencing some difficulties with the thesis writing process.
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Conclusion & Impact:Some measures can be taken to enhance the quality of supervision at universities in Turkey.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
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⚙️Variables:Lisansüstü programları · Tez yazma · Danışman

Abstract

There are a growing number of students who continue postgraduate degrees in English Language Teaching (ELT) in state and private universities in Turkey. It is taken for granted that thesis writing is a significant aspect of postgraduate education and postgraduate students are experiencing some difficulties with the thesis writing process. In this process, supervision is a complex process and sometimes supervision is the element that makes things easier for postgraduate students or exacerbates the process. Therefore, supervisor–supervisee relationship is a topic that has been explored much abroad lately but relatively few are written about the Turkish case. Considering this research gap, this article investigates postgraduates’ views on master’s and PhD thesis supervision and difficulties they faced in thesis writing in ELT. The participants from different private and state universities received a link to an online survey engine. The aim was to understand how thesis writing in ELT and supervision are experienced in Turkey. In this study, qualitative and quantitative research methods were used. The data collected in the study were analyzed by content analysis technique and frequency counting. The findings are important as they show that there are serious linguistic challenges inherent in thesis writing that are complicating the process but also supervisory process that needs delicate attention. The paper suggests that supervisors and universities should consider the positive and negative aspects of their attitudes and behaviors throughout this process. Some measures can be taken to enhance the quality of supervision at universities in Turkey.

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Türkiye’de gerek devlet gerek vakıf üniversitesi olsun İngiliz Dili Eğitimi alanında lisansüstü tez yazan öğrenci sayısı giderek artmaktadır. Tez yazmak, lisansüstü eğitimin çok önemli bir parçasıdır ve lisansüstü öğrencileri, tez yazarken çeşitli zorluklarla karşılaşmaktadır. Tez danışmanlığı, danışman-öğrenci ilişkisi yurt dışında çok sıklıkla irdelenen bir konudur, nispeten ülkemizde bu konuda çalışma azlığı dikkat çekmektedir. Bu eksikliği de göz önüne alarak, bu çalışmayla farklı üniversitelerden mezun olmuş lisansüstü mezunu öğrencilerin görüşlerine başvurmak amaçlanmıştır. İnternet yoluyla bir anket gönderilerek lisansüstü mezunlarının görüşleri alınmıştır. Amaç tez danışmanlığının öğrencinin üzerinde yarattığı olumlu ve olumsuz yanları saptamak ve tez yazma sürecini nasıl iyileştirebiliriz sorusuna yanıt aramaktır. Araştırmada nitel ve nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden yararlanılmıştır. Bu çalışmayla, lisansüstü eğitimde tez danışmanlığı konusu irdelenmiş olacak ve gerekli iyileştirmelerle lisansüstü eğitimin daha sağlıklı, etkili ve verimli geçmesi yolunda küçük bir adım atılmasına olanak sağlanacaktır.

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EKOÇ, A. (2022). Difficulties Faced by Postgraduate Students of English Language Teaching (ELT) in Thesis Writing in Turkey. İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 1, 152–164. https://ajindex.com/articles/547321

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