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Item Open Access STUDENTS’ CHALLENGES IN ACADEMIC WRITING: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE(2022 International Young Scholars' Conference, 2022) T. AyazbayAbstract The aim of the article is to identify international tertiary students’ challenges in academic writing. The article suggests a systematic review of the scientific literature related to higher education students’ challenges in academic writing. Possible reasons for that might be the mismatch between required English language proficiency upon graduation and application to the higher education; L1 interference and incompetent linguistic ability. This article serves as background for further empirical study. Additionally, the paper provides suggestions and recommendations to overcome mentioned difficulties in academic writing. The results are useful for tertiary instructors who teach English writing related courses.Item Open Access THE IMPORTANCE OF HEDGING IN ACADEMIC WRITING(СДУ хабаршысы - 2022, 2022) D. Shaikenova; S. TulepovaAbstract. Academic writing in the English language must comply with certain rules and conventions accepted in the scientific communicative culture. Writers should be careful in expressing their statements and try to soften the claims to avoid being extremely categorical. One of the ways to achieve this is using hedging techniques. Therefore, teaching hedging strategy should become an obligatory aspect in the development of EFL (English as a foreign language) learners’ academic writing competence. The article presents definitions of hedging from different points of view, the importance of using this strategy and the diversity of hedging. This brief overview of hedging techniques aims to inform novice writing instructors of this indispensable part of academic writing and to highlight the significance of teaching them in academic writing classes.Item Open Access English as a Foreign Language Learners’ Experiences of Using ChatGPT in Academic Writing(SDU University, 2025) Medimanov D.Nowadays, the role of AI has increased rapidly in education, especially ChatGPT in higher education. ChatGPT is an AI-powered chatbot that was developed by using the technology which is called Large Language Model (Stevenson, 2024).This study examines the experiences of EFL learners who have used ChatGPT in academic writing using the Technology Acceptance Model as a theoretical framework (Davis,1989), which explains the acceptance of technology through usefulness and easiness of usage. Qualitative research design was used to gather data from 10 EFL postgraduate MA students. The semi-structured interview was conducted to explore the students’ experiences in using ChatGPT in academic writing. The findings in this study have been revealed into four main themes: 1. ChatGPT 3.5 as a supportive tool 2. Confidence and Motivation in academic writing. 3. Challenges and Limitations in using ChatGPT 3.5. 4. Ethical Consideration in using ChatGPT 3.5. Also, the findings demonstrated that the majority of participants found ChatGPT beneficial in brainstorming, correction with grammar and organization. In addition, it was reported that it was easy and simple to use by supporting the main concepts of the TAM. On the other hand, some students were concerned about overdependence, misleading information and reducing critical thinking. This research study contributes crucial information that suggests ChatGPT has the potential to become an effective tool for supporting EFL learners in academic writing, if it is used in an ethical way