A scoping review of research on tertiary English writing in the Saudi context
We provide a scoping overview of research into the topic of teaching English composition in the tertiary Saudi context. Our aims are to identify current trends, research design and conduct, and determine future agendas within this area. This bibliometric study examines papers in this area over the p...
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| author | Eman F. Al-Nafjan Sajjadllah Alhawsawi |
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| description | We provide a scoping overview of research into the topic of teaching English composition in the tertiary Saudi context. Our aims are to identify current trends, research design and conduct, and determine future agendas within this area. This bibliometric study examines papers in this area over the past two decades. A total of 133 papers that have been published between January 2000 and December 2020 were collected and analyzed in respect to the following themes: (a) context and participants, (b) topics, (c) research methodology and data sources, and (d) journals and publications. The results show that the majority of the participants were gender segregated and undergraduates majoring in English or preparatory year students. The most common topics are perceptions and computer assisted language learning. Quantitative methods were overwhelmingly present with 75.9% of the papers with either an exclusively quantitative or mixed-method approach; surveys being the most frequently used data source in both cases. The papers were found to be published mainly in a few journals, some of which might be considered predatory. The reasons why many have resorted to publishing in these low-impact journals are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71d3c135973c4d6582234593955a2eb82022-12-22T04:19:03ZengElsevierAmpersand2215-03902022-01-019100090A scoping review of research on tertiary English writing in the Saudi contextEman F. Al-Nafjan0Sajjadllah Alhawsawi1Corresponding author. P.O. Box 22490, Mail Code 3124, Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia.; College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Science and Health Professions, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Saudi ArabiaWe provide a scoping overview of research into the topic of teaching English composition in the tertiary Saudi context. Our aims are to identify current trends, research design and conduct, and determine future agendas within this area. This bibliometric study examines papers in this area over the past two decades. A total of 133 papers that have been published between January 2000 and December 2020 were collected and analyzed in respect to the following themes: (a) context and participants, (b) topics, (c) research methodology and data sources, and (d) journals and publications. The results show that the majority of the participants were gender segregated and undergraduates majoring in English or preparatory year students. The most common topics are perceptions and computer assisted language learning. Quantitative methods were overwhelmingly present with 75.9% of the papers with either an exclusively quantitative or mixed-method approach; surveys being the most frequently used data source in both cases. The papers were found to be published mainly in a few journals, some of which might be considered predatory. The reasons why many have resorted to publishing in these low-impact journals are discussed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215039022000091L2 writing researchL2 writing research methodsL2 writing theoriesResearch synthesisScoping reviewSaudi Arabia |
| spellingShingle | Eman F. Al-Nafjan Sajjadllah Alhawsawi A scoping review of research on tertiary English writing in the Saudi context Ampersand L2 writing research L2 writing research methods L2 writing theories Research synthesis Scoping review Saudi Arabia |
| title | A scoping review of research on tertiary English writing in the Saudi context |
| title_full | A scoping review of research on tertiary English writing in the Saudi context |
| title_fullStr | A scoping review of research on tertiary English writing in the Saudi context |
| title_full_unstemmed | A scoping review of research on tertiary English writing in the Saudi context |
| title_short | A scoping review of research on tertiary English writing in the Saudi context |
| title_sort | scoping review of research on tertiary english writing in the saudi context |
| topic | L2 writing research L2 writing research methods L2 writing theories Research synthesis Scoping review Saudi Arabia |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215039022000091 |
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