The development of writing skills in master's level english as a foreign language teacher education programs: insight into the process and perceptions from stakeholders in Colombian universities

dc.contributorChilders, Sara M.
dc.contributorWilson, Elizabeth K.
dc.contributorSekeres, Diane C.
dc.contributorSpector, Karen
dc.contributor.advisorMantero, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorGomez, Julio Cesar
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-01T17:08:35Z
dc.date.available2017-03-01T17:08:35Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study explored the perception of students, graduates and supervisors on students' development of general writing skills and academic writing skills through the completion of the master's thesis in teacher education programs in Colombia. In-depth interviews were conducted and online surveys were completed by participants from seven teacher education programs in this mixed methods study. Also, this study examined the process of writing the thesis through the analyses of drafts from three graduates. The findings of this study show how students' development of academic writing skills is grounded on their initial general writing skills and is realized through the appropriation of the thesis genre. This development follows different paths according to students' writing ability. This study argues that there are factors at the personal, supervision, and program levels that contribute to this development. Similarly, the development of these writing skills has an impact on the individual, their teaching, and their academic communities.en_US
dc.format.extent472 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0001561
dc.identifier.otherGomez_alatus_0004D_11484
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/2017
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectTeacher education
dc.subjectEnglish as a second language
dc.subjectBilingual education
dc.titleThe development of writing skills in master's level english as a foreign language teacher education programs: insight into the process and perceptions from stakeholders in Colombian universitiesen_US
dc.typethesis
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Curriculum and Instruction
etdms.degree.disciplineSecondary Education
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.
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