Climbing the Proverbial Mountain: How I Developed My Academic Writing During My Doctoral Training

Abstract

In this chapter, I narrate how academic writing can help a student understand the culture in which they find themselves. To me writing was an arduous task and this was made worse because I was writing in a foreign language. In this chapter, I highlight the cross-cultural challenges I encountered in my writing, the steps I took to foster my own intercultural awareness, and how I have changed my ways of thinking to present my ideas in my writing. Through this chapter, I hope to provide some tips for other international students to smooth their PhD journey.