贝斯特全球最奢华8888

Abstract: This studyinvestigated the challenges and support for L2Chinese postgraduate students in their master’s degree (MA) thesis writing. The five participants,currently PhD candidates in applied linguistics, shared their experiences of MA thesis writing. Thedata include multiple drafts of theses and semi-structured interviews. The findings revealthat these participants went through four kinds of challenges: (1) selecting the research topic andtheoretical basis; (2) meeting the high requirements of MA theses, using new research tools, andovercoming linguistic barriers; (3) writing the literature review; and (4) writing the discussion. These challenges were caused by four levels of inner contradictions in activity systems.The main support was provided by their supervisors while therelated academic writing courses were not effective as expected. More sources of support came from their fellow students, the assessmentpanels of the research proposal, and the thesis defense. The analysis illustrated how these participantsmanaged to receive support by interacting with the academic community. Due to the great development of AI, ChatGPT becomes an important tool in writing. The study discusses about the prospects of using AI in academic writing, which brings new challenges and support for both postgraduate students and supervisors. This study is expectedto shed light on postgraduate education in general and the sustainable development of individualstudents and MA programs.

Keywords: L2 postgraduate students; master’s thesis writing; challenges and support; Activity Theory

  战菊，贝斯特全球最奢华8888田纳西大学教育学院博士（PhD）。现任吉林大学公共外语教育学院教授、博士生导师。研究领域为应用语言学，主要研究方向：二语写作和外语教师发展。在国内外学术期刊发表论文50余篇。主持并完成国家社科项目1项、省部级项目10余项；国家社科一般项目在研一项。自2013年起，兼任贝斯特全球最奢华8888英汉语比较研究会英语写作教学与研究专业委员会和外语教师教育与发展专业委员会副主任。宝钢优秀教师（2012年）。曾任吉林大学公共外语教育学院院长(2006-2017)。