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Direct linkSingh, Manjet Kaur Mehar – International Journal of Educational Management, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the pull factors that influenced international students' choice of country and institution for their Master's education. Design/Methodology/ Approach: This qualitative study relied upon focus group interviews with 70 international students registered in taught Master programmes at a higher…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Decision Making, Qualitative Research, Graduate Students
Download full textSingh, Manjet Kaur Mehar – Journal of International Students, 2019
Focusing on the perspective of lecturers, this qualitative research investigated the academic reading and writing challenges faced by international English-as-a-foreign language master's students at a Malaysian university. Data was collected through semi-structured, in-depth, one-on-one interviews with 16 lecturers who taught international…
Descriptors: Academic Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Singh, Manjet Kaur Mehar; Pandian, Ambigapathy; Singh, Sarjit Kaur Gurdial – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2015
The number of international students choosing Malaysia as a destination to further their graduate studies is steadily growing. This phenomenon has urged researchers to look for ways to ensure that they go through a smooth academic journey. One significant area of research has focused on the challenges faced by these students in their academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Singh, Manjet Kaur Mehar – Journal of International Students, 2017
The present research provides insights into the different forms of adaptation strategies employed by international graduate students to overcome the challenges faced in the academic writing practices and gain access to their disciplinary communities of practice at Master's level. Qualitative data was collected through semi-structured in-depth…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Academic Discourse, Writing (Composition)
Singh, Manjet Kaur Mehar – English Language Teaching, 2016
The aim of this research is to examine graduate students' needs and preferences for written feedback on academic writing from their lecturers and thesis supervisors. Quantitative method via survey questionnaire was used to collect data from 21 respondents. The data collection involved Master and Doctorate students at a tertiary level institution…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Needs, Student Attitudes, Feedback (Response)
Singh, Manjet Kaur Mehar – Higher Education Studies, 2014
This article focuses on research into academic reading practices of international graduate students in taught Master programmes in a Malaysian university. The purpose of the study was to examine the challenges faced in the academic reading practices as well as the strategies employed to overcome the challenges in the academic reading practices.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Case Studies, Masters Programs
