ADA University, Azerbaijan

Short Bio:

Dr. Tamilla MAMMADOVA is an Assistant Professor in Humanities and Social Science at ADA University, Azerbaijan, and a coordinator of Academic Writing and Information Literacy program in the School of General Education. She holds a PhD from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, where she is a member of the SPERTUS research group. Dr. Mammadova has gained broad international experience. After completing her MA at the Azerbaijan University of Languages, she headed to France to complete pre-doctoral studies. Later, she moved to Spain to do another MA course and pursue a PhD degree. In 2019, Dr. Mammadova completed her post-doctoral research at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. She is the author of numerous academic books and papers. She has recently returned from Japan, where she was invited as a visiting scholar.

Plenary talk title: From Reading to Writing: Navigating the Challenges of Academic Productivity

Embarking on PhD research can be an intellectually demanding endeavor, requiring the assimilation of substantial new information, the formation of professional relationships, and the careful adaptation of expectations to align with unfamiliar academic settings (Thomas, 2016). However, one of the most formidable challenges is the transition from reading to writing (Jones, 2014), which frequently leads to decreased motivation, diminished interest, heightened stress, reduced self-confidence, procrastination, and, in many cases, writer’s block (Mammadova, 2023).The present study identifies the predominant challenges and proposes potential solutions to enhance the quality of production by PhD students in an era of multiple disctractions (Chen et al., 2020), AI being in the forefront.Drawing on well-established theoretical advancements, this paper will present highly practical strategies designed to support PhD students in overcoming these challenges and enhancing the efficiency of their thesis writing process.

References:

Chen, L., Nath, R., & Tang, Z. (2020). Understanding the determinants of digitaldistraction: An automatic thinking behavior perspective. Computers in HumanBehavior 104, 106-195.

Jones, S. (2014). From ideas in the head to words on the page: young adolescents’reflections on their own writing processes. Language and Education, 28(1), 52-67.

Mammadova, T. (2023). Academic Writing and Information Literacy Instruction in Digital Environments: A Complementary Approach. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19160-2

Thomas, D. (2016). The PhD writing handbook. UK: Palgrave MacMillan.