Jurnal Visi Ilmu Pendidikan
Vol 3, No 2 (2010): Volume 3 Nomor 2 Edisi Agustus 2010

Students Perspectives on Thesis Writing in English Academic Culture

Novita, Dewi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Mar 2012

Abstract

Thesis writing is important in higher education because it shows the students ability in doing research and producing written academic results. Generally, it is assume that university students are educated people and therefore have an ability to produce a thesis. Yet, this is not always as easy as it seems. For students studying in English academic culture, for example, thesis writing brings two challenges, First, a challenge of writing in a language that is not their own, English. Second, a challenge of producing written work in a new cultural context, that is English academic culture. These challenges often cause great difficulties in producing the thesis for the Indonesian students. Key Word: Perspectives, Indonesian Students, Thesis, English Academic Culture.

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jvip

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Education Other

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Jurnal Visi Ilmu Pendidikan published manuscripts on research in education, particularly related to teaching and learning, theory and practice in education, education policy, curriculum and materials development, education on culture and characters of nation, teacher education, and other relevant ...