In 1997, the Department of English (Faculty of Languages, University of Tripoli) canceled Graduation Project (GP) as a graduation requirement primarily due to growing student plagiarism. Two decades on, the Department decided it is time for Returning to Graduation Project (RGP). In preparation for this, a Research Methods (RM) module was delivered to students, and an intense ‘research design and methodology’ course was taken by the staff. In this exploratory mixedmethods case-study research, the main question focuses on attitudes and perceived challenges facing students and staff concerning RGP. The aim is to tackle negative attitudes and perceived obstacles in anticipation of a successful RGP, which spells out the significance of the research. Data were collected through a questionnaire (n=52) and a focus group discussion with seventhsemester students (10); semi-structured interviews with staff (13). A small majority of students (54%) supported RGP; the remaining 46% raised two kinds of concerns: realistic challenges of lacking resources, inadequate RM skills, and supervisor issues; unrealistic challenges involved time constraints, fear of presenting, and problems of determining research topics. Staff members were receptive to RGP but raised numerous concerns. Whereas experienced members expressed cynicism due to low students competencies and lacking resources, others saw RGP as an opportunity for students to gain practical research experience ahead of postgraduate study. Several challenges were perceived, chief among them are students lack of research skills, inexperienced supervisors, inadequate resources, and an ever-lasting concern with plagiarism. New staff reported the need for tuition in ‘data analysis and interpretation’, and ‘supervision practice’. Peculiarities characteristic of the case milieu emerged.

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重返毕业项目：利比亚 EFL 系学生和工作人员的态度和感知挑战

1997 年，英语系（的黎波里大学语言学院）取消了作为毕业要求的毕业项目 (GP)，主要是由于学生抄袭现象的增多。二十年后，该部门决定是时候回归毕业项目（RGP）了。为此，向学生提供了一个研究方法 (RM) 模块，并由工作人员参加了密集的“研究设计和方法论”课程。在这项探索性混合方法案例研究中，主要问题集中在学生和教职员工对 RGP 的态度和感知挑战上。目的是解决预期 RGP 成功时的消极态度和感知障碍，这说明了研究的重要性。通过问卷 (n=52) 和与第七学期学生 (10) 的焦点小组讨论收集数据；与员工的半结构化访谈 (13)。少数学生 (54%) 支持 RGP；剩下的 46% 提出了两种担忧：缺乏资源、RM 技能不足和主管问题的现实挑战；不切实际的挑战包括时间限制、害怕展示以及确定研究主题的问题。工作人员接受了 RGP，但提出了许多担忧。有经验的成员因学生能力低下和缺乏资源而表示愤世嫉俗，而其他人则认为 RGP 是学生在研究生学习之前获得实践研究经验的机会。发现了一些挑战，其中主要是学生缺乏研究技能、缺乏经验的主管、资源不足，以及对抄袭的持续关注。新员工报告需要在“数据分析和解释”和“监督实践”方面进行培训。案件环境的特点出现了。