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Despite the privileged status of writing in academia, satisfying outputs are still low, and thus lack of knowledge about the nature of academic writing and publishing is attempted to be compensated in how to write for publication courses. Responding to the existing calls to conduct writing-related studies going far beyond diagnosing well-established writing challenges, the current case study seeks to probe 8 MA candidates’ experiences, needs, wishes, and suggestions in a structured how-to-write for publication course through open-ended questionnaires and student diaries at the MA Applied Linguistics program of a large-size state university in Türkiye. The qualitative data of the current study were triangulated with an open-ended questionnaire in the form of participant self-reports and student diaries. The findings show that such writing interventions were valued for adding up to graduate candidates and socializing their writing. However, MA candidates needed to be supported with negotiated workshops as such extensions could help them apply writing theory and find the audience. The insights are provided, and the findings are discussed to suggest implications for both research and educational policy.
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Altinmakas, D., & Bayyurt, Y. (2019). An exploratory study on factors influencing undergraduate students’ academic writing practices in Turkey. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 37, 88-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2018.11.006
Atay, D., & Kurt, G. (2006). Prospective teachers and L2 writing anxiety. The Asian EFL Journal Quarterly, 8(4), 100-118.
Becker, H. S. (2007). Writing for social scientists: How to start and finish your thesis, book, or article (2nd ed.). The University of Chicago Press.
Belcher, W. L. (2009). Writing your journal article in 12 weeks: A guide to academic publishing success. Sage.
Berg, B. L. (2004). Qualitative research methods for the social sciences (5th ed.). Pearson.
Bogdan, R. C., & Biklen, S. K. (2007). Qualitative research for education: An introduction to theory and methods (5th ed.). Pearson.
Booth T. & Booth, W. (1994). The use of depth interviewing with vulnerable subjects: Lessons from a research study of parents with learning difficulties. Social Science and Medicine, 39(3), 415-424.
Bryman, A. (2004). Social research methods (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2007). Research methods in education. (6th ed.). Routledge.
Creswell, J. W. (2003). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method approaches. (2nd ed.). Sage.
Creswell, J. W. (2007), Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches (2nd ed.). Sage.
Epstein, D., Kenway, J., & Boden, R. (2005). Writing for publication. Sage.
Ersoy, A. (2015). Doktora ögrencilerinin ilk nitel arastirma deneyimlerinin günlükler araciligiyla incelenmesi [Investigation of PhD students’ initial qualitative research experiences via their diaries]. Pegem Egitim ve Ogretim Dergisi (Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction), 5(5), 549. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/pegegog/issue/22565/241078
Falardeau, E., Guay, F., Dubois, P., & Pelletier, D. (2024). Effects of teacher-implemented explicit writing instruction on the writing self-efficacy and writing performance of 5th grade students. Journal of Writing Research, 16(1), 1-38. https://doi.org/10.17239/jowr-2024.16.01.01
Finlayson, K., & McCrudden, M. T. (2020). Teacher-implemented writing instruction for elementary students: A literature review. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 36(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/10573569.2019.1604278
Fraenkel, J. R., & Wallen, N. E. (2009). How to design and evaluate research in education (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
Gastel, B., & Day, R. A. (2016). How to write and publish a scientific paper (8th ed.). Greenwood.
Green, S. (2013). Novice ESL writers: A longitudinal case-study of the situated academic writing processes of three undergraduates in a TESOL context. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 12(3), 180-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2013.04.001
Hanauer, D.I., Sheridan, C.L., &, Englander, K. (2019). Linguistic injustice in the writing of research articles in English as a second language: Data from Taiwanese and Mexican researchers. Written Communication, 36(1) 136–154. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0741088318804821
Hartley, J. (2008). Academic writing and publishing: A practical handbook. Routledge.
Hirvela, A., & Du, Q. (2013). “Why am I paraphrasing?”: Undergraduate ESL writers' engagement with source-based academic writing and reading. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 12(2), 87-98. Hsieh, H. F., & Shannon, S. E. (2005). Three approaches to qualitative content analysis. Qualitative Health Research, 15, 1277-1288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2012.11.005
Hyland, K. (2013). Writing in the university: Education, knowledge and reputation. Language Teaching, 46(1), 53-70. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444811000036
Kirmizi, O., & Dagdeviren-Kirmizi, G. (2015). An investigation of L2 learners' writing self-efficacy, writing anxiety and its causes at higher education in Turkey. International Journal of Higher Education, 4(2), 57-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v4n2p57
Kunkel, M. (2024). Graduate writers’ perceptions of teacher-student group conferences in an EAP writing course. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 69, 101368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2024.101368
McGrail, M. R., Rickard, C. M., & Jones, R. (2006) Publish or perish: A systematic review of interventions to increase academic publication rates, Higher Education Research & Development, 25(1), 19-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360500453053
Miles, M. B. & Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: An expanded sourcebook (2nd ed.). Sage.
Morton, J., Storch, N., & Thompson, C. (2015). What our students tell us: Perceptions of three multilingual students on their academic writing in first year. Journal of Second Language Writing, 30, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2015.06.007
Norris, C. B. (2016). Academic writing in English. University of Helsinki.
Oxford, R. (1990). Language learning strategies: What every teacher should know. Heinle and Heinle.
Öztürk, G., & Aydın, B. (2019). English language teacher education in Turkey: Why do we fail and what policy reforms are needed? Anadolu Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 9(1), 181-213. https://doi.org/10.18039/ajesi.520842
Subandowo, D., & Utomo, D. W. (2023). Indonesian graduate students’ consequences and decisions of English academic writing instruction (EAWI) at Hungarian universities. LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching, 26(2), 577-593.
Tavakoli, M, & Tavakol, M. (2018). Problematizing EAP education in Iran: A critical ethnographic study of educational, political, and sociocultural roots. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 31, 28-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2017.12.007
Yaylı, D. (2011). From genre awareness to cross-genre awareness: A study in EFL context. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 10(3), 121-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2011.02.001
Yin, R. K. (2018). Case study research and applications: Design and methods (6th ed.). Sage.