Investigating the effects of the supervisor's feedback on international Masters students' dissertation writing outcomes in the UK
In the UK, international Masters students whose first language is not English may find the Masters dissertation challenging perhaps because they cannot utilize the full potential of the supervisorâs feedback throughout the dissertation writing process. This process is critiqued as complex and messy, for it involves a clash of expectations, miscommunication, uncertainties and confusions. Yet although the number of international students has increased rapidly in most UK universities, the effects of the supervisorâs feedback on their Masters dissertation writing are poorly investigated. To address these issues, this thesis reports on a small-scale study conducted among international students at Masters level at the University of Warwick. Three departments are included: Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), Law School (LS), and Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies (CTCCS). Using semi-structured interviews (12 preliminary interviews and 3 longitudinal interviews), semi-structured questionnaires (26 completed questionnaires) and documents (supervisorsâ annotations and written comments on the studentsâ submissions), the current study aims to investigate what influences the supervisorâs feedback
Idris, Ahmad Yusuf
LB2300 Higher Education
Investigating the effects of the supervisor's feedback on international Masters students' dissertation writing outcomes in the UK. In the UK, international Masters students whose first language is not English may find the Masters dissertation challenging perhaps because they cannot utilize the full potential of the supervisorâs feedback throughout the dissertation writing process. This process is critiqued as complex and messy, for it involves a clash of expectations, miscommunication, uncertainties and confusions. Yet although the number of international students has increased rapidly in most UK universities, the effects of the supervisorâs feedback on their Masters dissertation writing are poorly investigated. To address these issues, this thesis reports on a small-scale study conducted among international students at Masters level at the University of Warwick. Three departments are included: Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), Law School (LS), and Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies (CTCCS). Using semi-structured interviews (12 preliminary interviews and 3 longitudinal interviews), semi-structured questionnaires (26 completed questionnaires) and documents (supervisorsâ annotations and written comments on the studentsâ submissions), the current study aims to investigate what influences the supervisorâs feedback
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