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Thesis Supervisors as Literacy Brokers in Brazil

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  • Ron Martinez

    (Department of Modern Foreign Languages, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil)

  • Karin Graf

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil)

Abstract

In Brazil, as in much of the academic world, there is an increasing acknowledgement among scholars that their chances of having their research noticed by a geographically diverse scientific community increase when that research is communicated in English. At the same time, much like the majority of the world, the first language of Brazil is not English, which raises one question that heretofore has not been addressed in the context of that country: How do Brazilian scholars write their research articles in English? That question drove the initial phase of the exploratory study described in the present paper, and it is one that also led the authors to discover that one key agent in the publishing process in Brazilian academia is the dissertation/thesis supervisor. Questionnaire and interview data collected from students and supervisors at a Brazilian university suggest that student and lecturer alike see the need and value of specialized writing guidance, yet neither party seems to ascribe the role of “literacy broker” (a person who contributes to the development of a text intended for publication) to the thesis supervisor in any specific way. Pedagogical implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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  • Ron Martinez & Karin Graf, 2016. "Thesis Supervisors as Literacy Brokers in Brazil," Publications, MDPI, vol. 4(3), pages 1-10, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jpubli:v:4:y:2016:i:3:p:26-:d:75392
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    1. Jun Lei & Guangwei Hu, 2015. "Apprenticeship in Scholarly Publishing: A Student Perspective on Doctoral Supervisors’ Roles," Publications, MDPI, vol. 3(1), pages 1-16, February.
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    1. Margaret Cargill, 2016. "Introduction to the Special Issue: Researching, Teaching, and Supporting Research Publication—Issues for Users of English as an Additional Language," Publications, MDPI, vol. 4(3), pages 1-2, August.

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