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EXPLORING THE WRITING CHALLENGES FACED BY MPHIL AND PHD SCHOLARS A CASE STUDY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).04      10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).04      Published : Dec 2021

Exploring the Writing Challenges Faced by M.Phil. and Ph.D. Scholars: A Case Study

Abstract

    Academic writing plays a pivotal role in developing research proposals. The present study aimed to explore the grammatical errors that M.Phil/PhDs scholars commit in academic writing. The present study employed a qualitative case study designed to explore the challenges in the English language faced by the M.Phil and PhDs scholars. The 20 Ph.D. and 36 M.Phil scholars were selected by busing purposive sampling technique. Data were collected by using two self-developed semi-structured interviews protocol. Thematic analysis approach was employed for data analysis. The findings revealed that all the participants reported that correct use of tenses was a big hurdle that entailed the other grammatical mistakes and reduced the report quality because all the lexical aspects are linked with these mechanics. The study recommended that English language courses be offered to postgraduate,M. Phil and Ph.D. scholars to learn the technical aspects of the language and provide students with online interactive programming

    (1) Hina Iqbal
    Ph.D Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Saeed
    Former Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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    CHICAGO : Iqbal, Hina, and Muhammad Saeed. 2021. "Exploring the Writing Challenges Faced by M.Phil. and Ph.D. Scholars: A Case Study." Global Educational Studies Review, VI (IV): 34-41 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).04

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    HARVARD : IQBAL, H. & SAEED, M. 2021. Exploring the Writing Challenges Faced by M.Phil. and Ph.D. Scholars: A Case Study. Global Educational Studies Review, VI, 34-41.

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    MHRA : Iqbal, Hina, and Muhammad Saeed. 2021. "Exploring the Writing Challenges Faced by M.Phil. and Ph.D. Scholars: A Case Study." Global Educational Studies Review, VI: 34-41

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    MLA : Iqbal, Hina, and Muhammad Saeed. "Exploring the Writing Challenges Faced by M.Phil. and Ph.D. Scholars: A Case Study." Global Educational Studies Review, VI.IV (2021): 34-41 Print.

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    OXFORD : Iqbal, Hina and Saeed, Muhammad (2021), "Exploring the Writing Challenges Faced by M.Phil. and Ph.D. Scholars: A Case Study", Global Educational Studies Review, VI (IV), 34-41

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    TURABIAN : Iqbal, Hina, and Muhammad Saeed. "Exploring the Writing Challenges Faced by M.Phil. and Ph.D. Scholars: A Case Study." Global Educational Studies Review VI, no. IV (2021): 34-41. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).04