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Developing academic literacies through understanding the nature of disciplinary knowledge

London Review of Education, 2017
Much academic development work that is framed by academic literacies, especially that focused on writing, is concerned with disciplinary conventions and knowledges: conceptual, practical, and procedural.
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Brokering academic literacies in a community of practice

Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2019
This paper examines the ‘academic literacies’ approach to supporting postgraduate international students in the business school of a post-92 English university.
Lynne Gornall
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Contending with context in academic literacy

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2013
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Academic literacies twenty years on: a community-sourced literature review

Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2019
In 1998, the paper ‘Student writing in higher education: an academic literacies approach’ by Mary Lea and Brian Street reinvigorated debate concerning ‘what it means to be academically literate’ (1998, p.158).
John Hilsdon, Cathy Malone, Alicja Syska
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What’s in a name? study skills? academic skills? academic literacies? Does it really matter and to whom does it matter?

Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2023
As a growing and maturing profession, Learning Developers are still crafting their space within their institutions and face constant conversations with academic and professional colleagues, as well as students, as to who we are and what we offer.  Whilst
Maddy Mossman
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Academic Literacy in University Students

Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental
Objective: The aim of this research is to explore the academic literacy of university students, evaluated as a construct composed of five dimensions: academic writing and discursive genres, stages and steps in academic writing, sources of information used, digital literacy, and the use of digital platforms for collecting academic works.   Theoretical
Rachida Mohamed-Amar, Horía Mohamed-Amar   +1 more
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Artificial Intelligence and Mental Well‐Being in Adult Education: Implications for Practice and Professional Responsibility

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental well‐being is central to adult learner success, yet many adult education institutions lack capacity to provide timely and accessible support. This article examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen mental health–adjacent supports in adult and continuing higher education, with attention to professional practice and ...
Adam L. McClain, Thomas Wade
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Academic literacies as a theoretical underpinning for Learning Development support

Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education
Research into academic literacy or literacies, however the term is defined, and how the field relates to disciplinary practice, has been debated in recent decades (Lillis and Scott, 2007; Lillis, 2019). Consideration of academic literacies is also a key
Paul Chin, Kiu Sum
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Academic literacies and teacher identities in a Master’s Course in Language teaching

Raído, 2017
In this paper, I propose an analysis of changes in academic literacies and their implications for teachers’ identities, adopting social studies of literacy (STREET, 1984; 2003; 2010; 2012) and critical discourse studies (Fairclough, 2001; 2003).
Roberta Gleyciângela Souza Lopes
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Academic Literacies in a South African Writing Centre: Student Perspectives on Established Practices

Discourse and Writing/Rédactologie, 2022
Through a case study conducted in 2014 and 2015 at the University of X in South Africa, the researchers collected focus group and survey data to develop a better understanding of the kinds of students who use the university’s Writing Centre and their ...
Tyler Evans-Tokaryk, Kabinga Jack Shabanza   +1 more
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