As the number of students entering higher education continues to increase, many English-
medium universities have been looking carefully at how to more effectively ensure that those …

The recent changes to Australian higher education policy aimed at widening participation
rates have implications for a changing demographic profile within the student cohort, and …

I respond to the conference theme 'English across the Curriculum'by suggesting that
'Academic literacy'should be taught across the curriculum. I first explain the concept of …

Australian higher education policy aimed at widening participation focuses on the inclusion
of students from diverse backgrounds, including those from a low socio economic status …

In this study the experiences of a group of first-year Extended Degree Programme (EDP)
students were explored in order to obtain insight into their acquisition of academic literacy …

The proliferation of academic literacy courses in South African universities in the last 25
years prompts the question of how effective such courses are. Addressing the difficulties of …

Many nations now enrol large numbers of tertiary students with English as an additional
language, raising concerns over academic literacy standards. As a result, calls for whole …

Widening participation and the internationalisation of universities have led to initiatives to
more explicitly develop academic practices, including language and literacy practices, which …

The way in which academic literacy is acquired is described in the work of many
researchers, some of whom speak of students in higher education serving an apprenticeship …

South African higher education institutions, in line with international practice and as a result
of the 'social turn', are progressing towards mainstream academic literacy support for …