Abstract English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education has seen significant growth
globally. Along with this growth has been expansion in English for Academic Purposes …

It is now widely acknowledged that academic literacy support for university students is at its
best when it is institution-wide, inclusive of all students, and tailored to students' disciplines …

A generic study skills approach to the development of academic literacy dominates in UK
universities; however, there has been an increasing attention in the literature to growth in …

Historically, there has been a strong element of crossover between English for Academic
Purposes (EAP) and academic literacies approaches, as originally conceptualised by Lea …

Graduate students in English medium instruction (EMI) programs face challenges with
academic literacy, the fundamental tool for thesis writing. Therefore, this paper investigates …

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 …

The paper documents the background, research and preliminary findings relating to a key
area emerging in Higher Education institutions in the UK: providing academic language and …

Abstract Drawing on the Academic Literacies perspectives of Lea and Street and key genre
theorists, this mixed-methods case study explored multilingual student experiences of …

Currently postgraduate hospitality courses are attracting large numbers of international
students, many of whom do not speak English as a first language. In addition, these …

This study aims at enhancing English academic literacy programmes for first year university
students at the Qwaqwa Campus of the UFS. In order to achieve this, the following specific …