An essential skill in academic writing that requires English majors to master is paraphrasing. This research explored the paraphrasing ability and obstacles experienced by second-year English majors at HUBT. An English class of 26 English majored students participated in this study. Data were collected from those students through (1) paraphrasing practice when writing IELTS essay introductions and (2) semi-structured interviews. The results from writing practice showed that using synonyms is the most frequent technique employed by both higher and lower level groups. Besides, the higher-level groups tended to apply syntactic paraphrase but failed to meet the criteria of good paraphrases. The interviews revealed that the participants have difficulty selecting synonyms and understanding the essay topics due to their lack of vocabulary. This research hopes to bring a practical implication as to what should be considered a priority in teaching writing skills for second-year English majors at HUBT.
20220917T144020220917T1525Asia/Ho_Chi_MinhParaphrasing in writing IELTS essay introductions: A case study of second–year English majors at HUBTAn essential skill in academic writing that requires English majors to master is paraphrasing. This research explored the paraphrasing ability and obstacles experienced by second-year English majors at HUBT. An English class of 26 English majored students participated in this study. Data were collected from those students through (1) paraphrasing practice when writing IELTS essay introductions and (2) semi-structured interviews. The results from writing practice showed that using synonyms is the most frequent technique employed by both higher and lower level groups. Besides, the higher-level groups tended to apply syntactic paraphrase but failed to meet the criteria of good paraphrases. The interviews revealed that the participants have difficulty selecting synonyms and understanding the essay topics due to their lack of vocabulary. This research hopes to bring a practical implication as to what should be considered a priority in teaching writing skills for second-year English majors at HUBT.Poster No.57 (Meeting Hall No.2)VietTESOL International Convention 2022convention@viettesol.org.vn
