DEDICATION
声明
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Abstract
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1.Background
1.2.Significance of the Study
1.3.Outline of the Dissertation
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1.Conceptualization of Academic Literacy
2.1.1.Academic Literacy:An Overview
2.1.2.Second/Foreign Language Academic Literacy
2.1.3.Dimensions of Academic Literacy
2.2.Studies on Second Language Academic Literacy Perceptions
2.3.Research on Complex Systems in Second Language Acquisition
2.4.Conceptual Framework
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1.Research Questions
3.2.Overall Research Design
3.3.Context and Participants
3.4.The Questionnaire:Design and Validation
3.4.1.Construetion of the Questionnaire
3.4.2.Validation of the Academic Literacy Perceptions’ Questionnaire (ALPQ)
3.4.3.Expert Opinion
3.4.4.Pilot Study
3.4.5.Final Draft of the ALPQ
3.5.Data Collection
3.6.Data Analysis
CHAPTER 4 RESULTS
4.1.Findings Regarding Perceptions of Personal Attitudes
4.2.Findings Regarding Perceptions of Cognitive Skills
4.3.Findings Regarding Perceptions of Social Practices
4.4.Findings Regarding Perceptions of Macro-Societal Structures
4.5.Findings Regarding Academic Literacy Perceptions in Terms of Gender,Age,and Academic Level
4.5.1.Findings Regarding Academic Literacy Perceptions in Terms of Gender
4.5.2.Findings Regarding Academic Literacy Perceptions in Terms of Age
4.5.3.Findings Regarding Academic Literacy Perceptions in Terms of Academic Level
4.6.Findings Regarding Interconnectedness among the Dimensions of Academic Literacy
4.7.Analysis of Findings Regarding Academic Literacy as a Complex System
4.7.1.The Conceptual Model
4.7.2.Initial One-Factor Models
4.7.3.Testing Full Latent Variable Models
CHAPTER 5 DISCUSSION
5.1.Algerian EFL Students’ Personal Attitude Perceptions with Regard to Academic Literacy
5.2.Algerian EFL Students’ Cognitive Skills Perceptions with Regard to Academic Literacy
5.3.Algerian EFL Students’ Social Practices Perceptions with Regard to Academic Literacy
5.4.Algerian EFL Students’ Macro-Societal Structures Perceptions with Regard to Academic Literacy
5.5.Academic Literacy Perceptions in Terms of Gender,Age,and Academie Level
5.6.Intereonnectedness among the Dimensions of Academic Literacy
5.7.Academic Literacy as a Complex System
5.7.1.L2 Academic Literacy System Conciliators
CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION
6.1.Summary of the Findings
6.2.Implications
6.2.1.Theoretical Implications
6.2.2.Pedagogical Implications
6.2.3.Methodological Implications
6.3.Limitations
6.4.Recommendations for Further Research
REFERENCES
APPENDIX