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Writing development: A case study of the development of a second language speaker’s academic literacy Zhang, Xia; Badger, Richard
JOALL (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature) Vol. 9 No. 2 (2024): August 2024
Publisher : UNIB Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33369/joall.v9i2.34627

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A major challenge for second language learners on academic programmes is how they develop their writing abilities. This study uses the framework of process writing (Flower & Hayes, 1981; Hayes, 2012)  and an autoethnographic research design data construction (Starfield, 2020; Yazan et al., 2020) to explore how one-second language learner changed how they planned their assignments and responded to feedback from their tutors on a one-year MA programme.  Working with a critical friend, the author-researcher draws on six data sets: assignment briefs, guidance provided by lecturers, the author/researcher’s outlines/plans for the assignments with comments from lecturers, notes on journal articles and textbooks, feedback from lecturers and personal reflections on the writing process. The author/researcher’s development became more sophisticated in locating/ using sources and structuring her writing with language feedback impacting writing strategies rather than language knowledge.  Her writing development was influenced by contextual features, particularly non-academic factors that limited the time she had for writing, and the structure of the assessment on her programme scaffolded her writing in terms of increasing the length of assignments and the use of the author/researcher’s own experience.
The Exploratory Study of Business and STEM Students’ Perceptions of LinkedIn Zhang, Xia; Chen, Lin; Fu, Yujian
Journal of Accounting, Business and Management (JABM) Vol 32 No 1 (2025): April
Publisher : STIE Malangkucecwara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31966/jabminternational.v32i1.1019

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Our study examines whether there are differences mainly between business students and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) students’ perceptions of LinkedIn when they use LinkedIn to construct their professional and social identity, as a social capital, as a platform for building relationship with trust, as a platform of professional or business opportunities, and as an interactive learning resource. Our study employs a survey among college students at two different settings of public and private universities in the U.S. The findings reveal that there are no significant differences in business students or STEM students’ perceptions of LinkedIn as a social capital, or as a platform of building relationship with trust, or as a platform of professional career development. However, our findings reveal that business and STEM students have different perceptions and usage of LinkedIn as a resource for interactive learning. Our study benefits college students to utilize LinkedIn effectively in their learning and career. Our study fills the gap to examine the differences between young business students and STEM students’ perceptions of LinkedIn at two higher educational institutions.