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- Title
EXAMINING THESIS WRITING PROCESS IN AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING PROGRAM IN TÜRKİYE: SUPERVISOR SUPPORT AND POWER RELATIONS.
- Authors
SÖNMEZ AYDIN, Fazilet; AKTAŞ, Şeyma; YAYLI, Demet
- Abstract
Along with the substantial spread of English in scholarly publishing (Canagarajah, 2002), there are more thesis studies in the English language. However, the already-challenging-process of thesis writing becomes harder when written in a foreign language. Considering the essence of theses in academia, it holds paramount significance to reveal how writers proceed in the process from several perspectives. Despite some studies in the literature examining thesis writing processes, little is known about supervisor support and the impact of power relations embedded in the process. The aim of this study is to explore thesis writing processes from the perspectives of supervisees and supervisors with a focus on (1) supervisor support, and (2) power relations in the supervision processes. In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with four supervisors and 13 supervisees. Content analysis was used to analyse all the data collected. The findings revealed the participants' perceptions regarding the supervisor's role and support areas, the feedback process, and the impact of supervisor-supervisee relationships.
- Subjects
TURKEY; ENGLISH language writing; POWER (Social sciences); SUPERVISORS; SCHOLARLY publishing; WRITING processes; PSYCHOLOGICAL feedback
- Publication
Pamukkale University Journal of Social Sciences Institute / Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 2023, Vol 59, p149
- ISSN
1308-2922
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.30794/pausbed.1369237