This paper explores the process that occurred among a group of academics at a tertiary
institution, as they worked collaboratively over a three-year period in an attempt to situate …

Although the term academic literacies was originally developed with regard to the study of
literacies in higher education and the university, the concept also applies to K–12 education …

This paper reflects on the experiences of the authors in planning teaching a short-course in
academic literacy for students enrolled year of an education degree. By conceptualising …

This article draws on research into the role of academic literacies within a range of
disciplines and its implications for academic literacy teaching in Higher Education. The study …

This chapter covers what Theresa Lillis (2009) refers to as “living the normative,
transformative space” through the experiences of a group of academics at a South African …

Drawing on research carried out with adult distance learners, this paper suggests that
theoretical perspectives on student learning in today's higher education have tended to …

This manuscript introduces a multidimensional framework for academic literacies to help
instructors become more aware of different aspects of literacies and how they might be used …

Institute of Technology through a discourse analysis of interviews with educators and
learners. Academic literacy comprises the norms and values of higher education as …

In this paper, I briefly track the emergence and foci of academic literacies as a field of
inquiry, summarising its contributions to understandings about writing and meaning making …

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 …