Voices of English Language Education Society
Vol 8 No 1 (2024): April 2024

An Investigation into the Challenges and Strategies Utilization in Academic Writing: A Case Study of Indonesian Postgraduate Students

Rera Nadian Muryani (Pondok Pesantren Bahgrul Magfiroh)
M Galuh Elga Romadhon (Madrasah Aliyah Al Mustofa)
Mutmainnah Mustofa (Universitas Islam Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Apr 2024

Abstract

This study explores into the challenges encountered by postgraduate students in the realm of academic writing,along with the strategies they employ to tackle these hurdles and the resources aiding their writing process.Employing narrative inquiry as the research design, the study aimed to facilitate a comprehensive explorationof these issues. The participants consisted of ten postgraduate students enrolled at a private university inIndonesia. The research methodology involved conducting interviews with these students to uncover thestrategies and tools utilized by English Master's degree students to achieve success in academic writing.Primary difficulties identified included challenges in organizing coherent content, sourcing relevant referencesto bolster arguments, navigating spatial constraints when expressing ideas, and accurately interpreting data.The findings revealed that digital resources, such as scholarly websites and databases, emerged as the primarysources for accessing journals and articles. In contrast, printed materials played a diminished role due to theiroutdated nature. The study underscores the importance of understanding these inherent challenges in writingand leveraging available strategies and resources to enhance writing skills, thereby enabling postgraduatestudents to produce high-quality research papers.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

veles

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Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The journal of Voices of English Language Education Society(VELES) e-ISSN 2579-7484 aims to provide an international forum for sharing, dissemination and discussion of research, experience and perspectives across a wide range of education, teaching, development, instruction, educational projects and ...