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Clarence, Sherran – Teaching in Higher Education, 2012
This paper discusses the role of a writing centre in creating spaces for talk about and change in disciplinary writing pedagogy. It asks how collaborative partnerships between disciplinary academics and Writing Centre practitioners might be established and nurtured sustainably. Drawing on insights from two collaborations with academics in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Role
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Green, David A. – International Journal for Academic Development, 2010
Language can provide an entree into an academic discipline, but can also serve as a barrier to exclude newcomers. How does this apply to academic developers trying to promote teaching and learning on their campuses? Using an online survey, academics at two institutions in the UK and USA were asked to describe their typical and ideal reading in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disciplines, Academic Discourse, Jargon
Clutterbuck, Charlotte – 1994
In the late 20th century, Australia's diverse population and international commitments require its constituents to use plain English. Unfortunately, its language is eroding as fast as its soil. On the one hand, much academic jargon excludes even well-educated readers; on the other, many teachers do not believe in teaching grammar or standard…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Communication Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
McCormack, Robin – 2002
This booklet describes the ideas underpinning a learning to learn course, a course that teaches students what they need to learn to read and write in tertiary academic settings in Australia. An introduction explains how this approach to academic discourse draws on other approaches and also differs from them. Section 1 describes some forces shaping…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Adult Education, Communication Skills, Diffusion (Communication)