SUKMA TRI, ASTIKA (2023) THESIS WRITING PROBLEMS FACED BY THE 11th SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT UNIVERSITY OF MATARAM. S1 thesis, Universitas Mataram.
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Abstract
This research aims to analyze the problems faced by students in writing thesis. This research focused on the problems faced by the 11th semester students of English Department at University of Mataram. The qualitative method and purposive sampling were used in this research. The researcher used questionnaire to find the problems faced by the students and the dominant problems faced by male and female students, while the interview was used to find the students’ efforts to solve the problems. Moreover, the researcher used the percentage technique to analyze the data. The findings showed that: 1) the problems faced by the students were in medium range for both personality and sociocultural factors which 60% in personality factors and 48% in sociocultural factors, 2) lack of facilities and communication with supervisors, 3) anxiety, 4) the difficulty in determining the grammar correctly, and 5) student felt discrimination from the supervisor. Next, the dominant problem faced by male students was the supervisors did not provide time for guidance. Meanwhile, the dominant problems faced by female students were: 1) difficulty in determining the topic of their thesis, 2) difficulty in choosing ideas for writing a thesis, 3) difficulty in identifying several problems related to thesis writing, and 4) pressure from their parents to graduate quickly. Further, the students’ efforts to solve the problems were: 1) working alone, 2) listening to music and watching drama, 3) discussing the problems with the supervisors and friends, 4) refreshing to find some inspiration, 5) reading a lot of journals, and 6) trying to contact the supervisors.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Keywords (Kata Kunci): | Academic writing, thesis writing, problems in writing thesis |
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan |
| Depositing User: | Meike Megawati |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jan 2024 08:14 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2024 08:14 |
| URI: | http://eprints.unram.ac.id/id/eprint/44121 |
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