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ستناقش بعون الله تعالى وقدرته يوم السبت الموافق 20/5/2023 رسالة الماجستير  المقدمة من الباحثة   سناء محمد سالم حسن وعنوانها:

Exploring Challenges Encountered by EFL Libyan learners in Research Writing

الأستاذ المشرف: د.سالمه حسن المبروك

ABSTRACT Research writing is not an easy task as it requires an adequate background knowledge, interest, motivation, and hard work. The main purpose of this study is to highlight the major challenges in research writing faced by EFL undergraduate students studying at the Department of English Language at Azzytuna University and it also to identify Libyan teachers' perceptions toward their students' works. A total of 26 EFL students and 12 teachers participated in this study, and a mixed-methods approach was applied. The data collection instruments were questionnaires and interviews. The main findings showed that students face numerous challenges in writing research. The students' challenges were related to a lack of knowledge, difficulties in writing the literature review, a lack of library resources, and being unfamiliar with the critical thinking that is needed for academic writing. Furthermore, the results also revealed that Libyan EFL students have difficulty in determining the appropriate methodology, difficulty with time management, difficulty in selecting a topic for research, problems with paraphrasing, difficulty with references, and difficulty in differentiating between MLA and APA styles of writing research. Moreover, teachers also showed negative attitudes toward their students’ work. They reported that students' work lacked proper citation, critical writing, and clarity for various reasons, some of which were that the years of academic writing were not enough for students to excel in academic writing and a lack of practice and experience in writing research papers. Based on the findings, some recommendations and suggestions for further research are provided.

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