International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research ‘

Vol. 19, No. 7, pp. 35-54, July 2020

https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.19.7.3

Incorporating Academic Writing Phrases into EFL Students’ Research Proposals

Conclusion

The academic phrases are typically beneficial for EFL university students in the
praxis of writing for educational purposes such as writing the introduction and literature
review of research proposals. The writing components of academic phrases include
accuracy, clarity, and complexity of expressions, and (re)constructions of patterns to
help students create other academic phrases contextually. Lecturers introduce the
academic writing phrases to EFL university students as one of the solutions toward the
understanding of the language usage in the research proposals within a semester course.
This is the essence of developing their writing skills and potentials, particularly when
they learn to display components of academic writing phrases concisely but precisely.
Embedded in every writing practice is the commitment to seize opportunities for
applying given theories. Practical writing techniques are also necessary to capture EFL
students' creativity, cooperation, engagement, and communication. However, as the
interview results proved, EFL university students find a wide variety of writing
problems such as a pitfall of getting started with a few lines of ideas, the exploration of
topical ideas, and fear of making mistakes. To begin writing is the most challenging part
because research proposal writers should build understandable concepts that represent
meanings of academic phrases.

Sudirman, A., Gemilang, A. V., & Male, H. (2020). Incorporating academic writing
phrases into EFL Students’ research proposals. International Journal of Learning,
Teaching and Educational Research, 19(7), 35–54.
https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.19.7.3
 Problem
No. Aspect
Description
1. Conciseness Conciseness involves
using as few words as
possible to convey a
clear idea. It is critical to
keep the message brief
and to the point.
Conciseness adds
credibility and courtesy
to your messages.
2. Significant issues Perceive the significance
of the topic under
concern.
Sentence Connector/Signal
Used
The academic phrases are
typically beneficial for EFL
university students in the
praxis of writing for
educational purposes such as
writing the introduction and
literature review of research
proposals.
(The sentence shows the
overall conclusion of the
research briefly.)
Lecturers introduce the
academic writing phrases to
EFL university students as
one of the solutions toward
the understanding of the
language usage in the
research proposals within a
semester course. This is the
essence of developing their
writing skills and potentials,
particularly when they learn
to display components of
academic writing phrases
concisely but precisely.
(The sentences highlight the
essence and the importance
 of the topic analyzed in the
study.)
3. Match the objective of Modifying the purpose of This is the essence of
the research the research as well as developing their writing skills
the types of information and potentials, particularly
derived from it. when they learn to display
components of academic
writing phrases concisely but
precisely. Embedded in every
writing practice is the
commitment to seize
opportunities for applying
given theories.

(The sentences modifies the

purpose of the research
broader.)
4. Reveal the problem To emphasize the To begin writing is the most
objective of the study by challenging part because
describing how the writer research proposal writers
intends to solve the issue should build understandable
in an organized way. concepts that represent
meanings of academic
phrases.

(The sentence shows the

detailed information about
the research prolem.)
5. Clarity based on the Define specific However, as the interview
research objective objectives for the writer, results proved, EFL
with the goals asserting university students find a
what the writer wants to wide variety of writing
accomplish and the problems such as a pitfall of
objectives indicating how getting started with a few
the writer intends to lines of ideas, the exploration
achieve it. of topical ideas, and fear of
making mistakes.

(The sentence highlights the

finding that indicates the
goal of the research.)