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Exploring ESL students’ experiences of academic writing in higher education- a cultural historical activity theory perspective

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I whakaputaina i:Education Inquiry vol. 16, no. 3 (Sep 2025), p. 303-326
Kaituhi matua: Rahnuma, Naureen
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Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Ngā marau:
Literacy
Writing
Chat
Higher education
Educational activities
Academic writing
Students
English as a second language
Learning environment
Second language writing
English as a second language instruction
Academic disciplines
Subjectivity
Sociocultural factors
Policy making
Social learning
English language
Activity theory
College students
Curricula
Learning Activities
English (Second Language)
English
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Whakarāpopotonga:ABSTRACT Writing in discipline and across the curriculum as an academic literacy practice has been the subject of a growing body of research in HE over the past few decades. In Bangladesh, however, effective academic writing in English as a second language (ESL) is an interminable challenge for tertiary students. This study uses a sociocultural theoretical lens by applying a CHAT framework to develop an in-depth, contextualised understanding of how Bangladeshi HE students engage with writing in an ESL setting while collaborating among individual learners and their social learning contexts. Drawing on data collected from in-depth interviews, the paper elucidates how learners construct subjective accounts of their perception of academic writing in HE and identifies six contradictions in their writing trajectory. In conclusion, the implications of utilising a CHAT framework as a reflective tool to re-evaluate, re-envision and remodel learning activity systems while steering interventions at micro, meso and macro-level policymaking to enhance expansive learning are discussed.
ISSN:2000-4508
DOI:10.1080/20004508.2023.2222450
Puna:Research Library