Variations in the Citation Use and Perceptions in Writing the Literature Review by EFL Postgraduates

Nayef Jomaa JOMAA; Siti Jamilah BİDİN

doi:https://doi.org/10.32601/ejal.651398

Makale detayları

Variations in the Citation Use and Perceptions in Writing the Literature Review by EFL Postgraduates

Yazarlar:

Nayef Jomaa JOMAA | Siti Jamilah BİDİN

Yayıncı:

Ece ZEHİR TOPKAYA

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim

Dergi:

Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics 2019 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.441-460

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000705535

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2149-1135

pISSN:

2149-1135

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32601/ejal.651398

Özet:

 












Academically, citation is pivotal
since it presents justifications for the arguments and a demonstration of the
writer’s position. Despite the increasing number of studies on citations,
little knowledge has been reported regarding the citation use and practices of
EFL students within the ESL context. Hence, the present study aimed at
investigating the extent of variation in the citation practices in the
literature review of PhD theses in Applied Linguistics and Information
Technology. The study analysed the citations qualitatively focusing mainly on
several aspects, including using types of citations, the variety of the
citations based on the type of the clauses in each citation, and the
perspectives of EFL Arab postgraduates on using citations. A purposeful
sampling was adopted in selecting the literature review of 20 PhD theses and
nine EFL Arab candidates of Applied Linguistics and Information Technology. The
results show the dominance of the integral citation in the literature review of
Applied Linguistics and Information technology. The inter-disciplinary comparison
also reported similarity in terms of the high frequency of using citations with
clauses complexes. The discourse-based interviews revealed that EFL Arab
postgraduates depended on the integral citation to highlight ideas, attract the
reader’s attention, affirm the credibility of the cited information, and refer
to the type of the information. The little available information on using
citations and the possible effect of their native language may lead EFL Arab
postgraduates to have their own strategies regarding citations use.
Consequently, EFL postgraduate students probably need explicit instructions on
the use of citations.


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Makale detayları

Variations in the Citation Use and Perceptions in Writing the Literature Review by EFL Postgraduates

Yazarlar: Nayef Jomaa JOMAA | Siti Jamilah BİDİN

Yayıncı: Ece ZEHİR TOPKAYA

Ana Başlıklar: Eğitim

Dergi: Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics 2019 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.441-460

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 11/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000705535

Sıklık: Aylık

eISSN: 2149-1135

pISSN: 2149-1135

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32601/ejal.651398

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Nayef Jomaa JOMAA | Siti Jamilah BİDİN

Yayıncı:

Ece ZEHİR TOPKAYA

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim

Dergi:

Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics 2019 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.441-460

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000705535

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2149-1135

pISSN:

2149-1135

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32601/ejal.651398