In this article I describe my interaction as an English for academic purposes (EAP)
practitioner with a supervisor and her two postgraduate international students, both of whom …

Philosophical research tends to be done separately from empirical research, but this makes
it difficult to tackle questions which require both. To make it easier to address these hybrid …

Defining and re-defining identity is important for any profession, particularly so for tertiary
learning advisors (TLAs) in the increasingly uncertain tertiary education environment in …

The tertiary learning advice consultation (TLAC) is a relatively recent cultural event. As such,
it lacks a generally recognised cultural framework, and it is under-theorised with regard to …

Tertiary learning advisors (TLA) are key support staff for university students in Aotearoa New
Zealand and serve a major role by promoting effective strategies for students' studying and …

Language and learning advisors (LLAs) play a vital role in supporting the academic
development of a fast-growing population of international students. This paper tackles the …

This paper reports on the initial phase of an action research project undertaken at a tertiary
learning centre to evaluate the one-to-one tertiary learning advice consultation (TLAC) …

At the end of 2008, a number of Learning Advisors from different member institutions of
ATLAANZ were successful in a bid for funding to run a two day „Writing Hui‟. The funding …

Learning advising, while a common form of teaching in Higher Education institutions, is
under-researched. Researchers have used metaphors to shed some light, yet these …

Wellbeing is a commonly-used term—but what does it mean for tertiary learning advisors
(TLAs), especially in the context of our professional practice? This paper reviews wellbeing …