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Access to Languages Other than English in Australian Universities: An Educational Pipeline of Privilege
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Molla, Tebeje; Harvey, Andrew; Sellar, Sam – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
This article explores factors contributing to unequal patterns of access to languages other than English (LOTE) in Australian universities. A critical analysis of qualitative and quantitative data generated through interviews, surveys and document analysis reveals that underrepresentation in LOTE courses in Australian universities is attributable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Journals with Borders, Journals without Borders: Under-Representation of Asian Countries in Educational Research Journals
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Atkinson, Roger – Higher Education Research and Development, 2013
As "Australasian Journal of Educational Technology" (AJET) Production Editor, the author evaluates whether AJET is providing a fair and adequate representation for researchers in Asian countries, with particular reference to AJET's aspiration to be "a front ranked international journal with an Australasian character" (Atkinson…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Asians, Educational Research, Authors
Re-Integrating Academic Development and Academic Language and Learning: A Call to Reason
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Percy, Alisa – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
This paper argues for the re-integration of academic development (AD) and a academic language and learning (ALL) practitioners in Australian higher education. This argument is made as universities aim to develop internationally recognised, inter-disciplinary and standards-based curricula against the backdrop of international comparative education…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development
Increasing International and Domestic Student Interaction through Group Work: A Case Study from the Humanities
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Cruickshank, Ken; Chen, Honglin; Warren, Stan – Higher Education Research and Development, 2012
This article explores the use of group work strategies to increase student interaction and learning. Despite the growing linguistic and cultural diversity in tertiary institutions, there is strong evidence of minimal interaction between "domestic" and "international" students in classrooms and in wider university contexts. This study investigates…
Descriptors: Evidence, Program Effectiveness, Student Diversity, Learning Strategies
Improving the Academic Outcomes of Undergraduate ESL Students: The Case for Discipline-Based Academic Skills Programs
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Baik, Chi; Greig, Joan – Higher Education Research and Development, 2009
This article examines the impact of an adjunct English language tutorial program on the academic performance of first-year Architecture students. With increasing numbers of international students enrolling in Australian universities, language and academic skills programs have shifted from generic to more discipline-specific models; however, there…
Descriptors: Intervention, Tutorial Programs, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
The Medium Is Not the Message: Improving Australian Educational Aid to Papua New Guinea.
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McLaughlin, Denis – Higher Education Research and Development, 1996
This article argues that Australian universities accepting students from developing nations with native languages other than English are obligated to provide for special language needs. Language problems for students from Papua New Guinea are seen to arise more from lack of equivalence between concepts in academic discourse and in the students'…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, College Students, Developing Nations, Educational Needs