Students entering English-medium universities frequently struggle to cope with the language
demands of their degree programmes, despite having met the English language entry …

The globalisation of higher education and the resultant increase in the cultural and linguistic
diversity of the student body has cast the spotlight on English language proficiency as never …

English-medium universities are enrolling increasing numbers of students for whom English
is not a first language. Despite having met English language entry criteria, these individuals …

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 …

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

The intensification of internationalisation and associated massification of higher education
implies the need for universities to accommodate the diverse learning needs of increasingly …

To meet the expected shortfalls in the number of registered nurses throughout the coming
decade Australian universities have been recruiting an increasing number of students from …

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 …

In recent years the higher education sector in Australia has been increasingly concerned
with ensuring that the English language proficiency levels of students are commensurate …

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 …