The difficulties of the English Education Department students of UIN Syahada Padangsidimpuan in writing thesis

Azizah, Yolanda Izmi (2025) The difficulties of the English Education Department students of UIN Syahada Padangsidimpuan in writing thesis. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan.

Text 2120300018.pdf - Accepted Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike. Download (1MB)

Abstract

This study aims to explore the types of difficulties encountered by students in writing their theses and the strategies they used to overcome them. This research was conducted using a qualitative case study design involving interviews and document thesis from several English education students. The findings revealed that students faced various difficulties categorized into four main aspects: linguistic, cognitive, sociocultural, and technical-related difficulties. Sociocultural difficulties were mostly related to academic norms, such as limited supervision time, unreadable supervisors’ revisions, and administrative letters, which appeared as the most dominant aspect. Cognitive difficulties involved constructing arguments and determining research titles, while linguistic difficulties included problems with grammar in tenses and sentence structure. In addition, other difficulties were found related to data and technical problems, such as analyzing data, organizing files, and learning apps from zero. To overcome these difficulties, students applied several strategies, including self-learning, emotional regulation, motivation, and practical academic. Overall, thesis writing requires not only linguistic and cognitive competence but also persistence, adaptability, and sufficient academic support.

Actions (login required)

View Item