UNLEASHING THE POWER OF SUPERVISORY FEEDBACK IN ACADEMIC WRITING: STRATEGIES FOR TIMELY UNDERGRADUATE THESIS COMPLETION
| Title: | UNLEASHING THE POWER OF SUPERVISORY FEEDBACK IN ACADEMIC WRITING: STRATEGIES FOR TIMELY UNDERGRADUATE THESIS COMPLETION |
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| Authors: | Ahmad Syafi’i, Ahmad Munir, Syafi’ul Anam, Suhartono Suhartono |
| Source: | TEFLIN Journal, Vol 35, Iss 2 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN), 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Language and Literature LCC:Philology. Linguistics |
| Subject Terms: | academic writing, supervisory feedback, thesis writing, supervisor, higher education, Language and Literature, Philology. Linguistics, P1-1091 |
| More Details: | Despite its critical importance in academic writing, effective feedback strategies in undergraduate thesis supervision remains under-researched. This case study aims to address this gap by examining the experiences of five English department students who completed their theses and the strategies their supervisors employed to facilitate timely completion. Utilizing semi-structured interviews and text analysis, the study addresses three key research questions: 1) how feedback is formulated; 2) what strategies are employed by supervisors; and 3) what are the students’ perception of the strategies. The findings indicate that most feedback was formulated as directive, and the supervisors’ strategies include timely, personalized feedback and additional supervision time. The strategies help improve student engagement, motivation, and thesis outcomes. The students also positively perceived the supervisors’ strategies. This study contributes mainly by highlighting the role of emotional support in thesis supervision, the dominance of directive feedback in fostering timely completion, and the importance of personalized, timely feedback for student engagement. Additionally, it emphasizes that supervisors need to employ strategic, multifaceted approaches that combine academic guidance with emotional encouragement. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0215-773X 2356-2641 |
| Relation: | https://journal.teflin.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2852; https://doaj.org/toc/0215-773X; https://doaj.org/toc/2356-2641 |
| DOI: | 10.15639/teflinjournal.v35i2/330-351 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/e500da04af604505a5182a97546525c9 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.500da04af604505a5182a97546525c9 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 0215773X 23562641 |
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| DOI: | 10.15639/teflinjournal.v35i2/330-351 |
| Published in: | TEFLIN Journal |
| Language: | English |