Identity and coping strategies in academic writing : a study of first year Mauritian students at a South African university

Hunma, Aditi

Identity and coping strategies in academic writing : a study of first year Mauritian students at a South African university

Master Thesis

2009

Publisher

University of Cape Town

Department

School of Education

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Abstract

This study situates itself at the intersection between internationalization issues and students' experiences in academic writing at the University of Cape Town. What the study attempts to do is to place the two issues in a constructive dialogue and tease out how the one informs the other. Throughout, the student is viewed as the focal point of research and the study assesses how the student responds to this dialogue. His/her writing becomes an index of an internalized dialogue between institution, writing, self and community. It informs the researcher of the implications of the internationalization policy and developments in the pedagogy of academic writing on the ground.

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Includes abstract.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-133).

Keywords

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