Can an intercultural rhetoric intervention improve academic performance? An exploratory study using Korean (EFL) students

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 100542
Author(s):  
Hyoung-Joo Lim ◽  
Dafydd Mali
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Intercultural Rhetoric ◽  
Efl Students

scholarly journals Toward an Intercultural Rhetoric: Improving Chinese EFL Students’ Essay Writing through Outline Writing

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Fang Li ◽  
Yingqin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Translation Studies ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Intercultural Rhetoric ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Main Ideas ◽  
English Academic Writing ◽  
Chinese And English

This study explores the effects of teaching EFL students to use an outline in their English essays. The researchers maintain that using outlines can raise students’ awareness of different audience expectations embedded in the rhetoric of the target language (English) and culture and can improve their English academic writing. The study was based on a four-week long case study at a university in Xi’an, China, in which 24 Chinese EFL students at the College of Translation Studies participated. A discourse analysis was conducted by comparing the Chinese EFL students’ English essays produced at the beginning of the study with those produced at the end of the study after learning and practicing outlining for writing the English essays. Email inquiries were used for understanding the participants’ viewpoints on learning how to write English essay outlines. The findings reveal that teaching EFL students to use outlining in their English essays is an effective way to help them improve their essay writing. Not only can it enhance the students’ understanding about using the English thesis statements, but it can also help improve the use of related, logical, and specific detailed examples to support the main ideas in their essays. The email inquiries also revealed that the students believe that outline learning helped them to understand the differences between Chinese and English essay writing. The implications of the study for intercultural rhetoric are also discussed.

scholarly journals Peer moderation of asynchronous online discussions: An exploratory study of peer e-moderating behaviour

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajar Ghadirian
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Asynchronous Online Discussions ◽  
High Level ◽  
Blended Course

<p>This study explored patterns of e-moderating behaviour students performed when they were assigned as peer moderators of asynchronous online discussions in a reciprocal manner. Eighty-four students from an undergraduate blended course were observed during a 7-week-long online discussions. Using quantitative content analysis peer moderators’ interventions were analysed based on Smet, Keer, Wever, and Valcke’s (2010) scheme. The descriptive results show information exchange and knowledge construction supports were of continuous importance. Finally, a cluster analysis identified three distinct patterns of e-moderating behaviour: low-level moderators, mid-level moderators, and high-level moderators. The clusters differed in types of e-moderating support as well as their patterns of participation. High-level moderators dominated knowledge construction support and showed high level of online participation. Mid-level moderators dominated information exchange support and exhibited a moderate level of participation. Socialisation support and low level of participation were characteristics of low-level moderators. We further examined how these approaches were related to peer moderators’ perceptions of online discussions and academic performance. The results indicate that high-level moderators scored highest on all aspects of perceptions of online discussions and outperformed peer moderators in the other clusters with regard to academic performance.</p>

scholarly journals BUSINESS STUDENTS CAREER INTEREST IN ACCOUNTING PROFESSION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY IN TURKEY

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1620-1627
Author(s):  
Mahmut Yardimcioglu ◽  
Sebnem Ada
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Outcome Expectation ◽  
Career Interests ◽  
Career Interest

Accounting is a very important profession in todays contemporary business environment. On the other hand, it is also becoming more difficult to find qualified graduates specialized in accounting. Therefore, in order to foster students to be interested in accounting, it is of utmost importance to identify the factors that determine students interest in this field. This study identifies and investigates the factors (i.e., career outcome expectation, career challenge, social influence, and academic performance in accounting)  that are likely to influence students career interests in the field of accounting. A structured survey was administered to university students located in a province in Turkey. The findings of this research study reveal that students that aim to pursue a challenging career; that are influenced by other people related to their career decisions; and that have greater academic performance in accounting will be interested in pursuing a career in the field of accounting.

scholarly journals Which actors influence student’s university orientation in Morocco? An exploratory study with civil engineering students

2021 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 05011
Author(s):  
Youssef Harraki ◽  
Aniss Moumen ◽  
Ahmed Remaida ◽  
Driss Gretete
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Public School ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Helpful Factors ◽  
The University

Orientation of students in universities is considered a key factor that affects students academic and professional paths. Indeed, many institutional and political discourse highlights the importance of “orientation” at the University as a palliative failure. However, in Morocco, the guidance procedures are based essentially on academic performance alone. This paper will present a literature review on “University guidance” and a qualitative study with 30 students from a public school of civil engineers in Casablanca. This work focuses on exploring various helpful factors which may improve academic guidance.

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