Academic literacy and student diversity : the case for inclusive practice / Ursula Wingate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wingate, Ursula, author.

Series:

New perspectives on language and education ; 42.

New perspectives on language and education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy--Study and teaching (Higher).

Literacy.

Language and languages--Study and teaching (Higher)--Foreign speakers.

Language and languages.

Language and languages--Variation.

Literacy programs.

Language acquisition.

Language and languages--Study and teaching (Higher).

Physical Description:

vii, 194 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, [2015]

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive overview of approaches to academic literacy instruction and their underpinning theories, as well as a synthesis of the debate on academic literacy over the past 20 years. The author argues that the main existing instructional models are inadequate to cater for diverse student populations, and proposes an inclusive practice approach which encourages institutional initiatives that make academic literacy instruction an integrated and accredited part of the curriculum. The book aims to raise awareness of existing innovative literacy pedagogies and argues for the transformation of academic literacy instruction in all universities with diverse student populations. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Academic Literacy and Student Diversity: What is the Problem¿ 1

Aim and Purposes 1

Student Diversity 3

Academic Literacy 6

The Problem 9

Outline of the Book 13

2 Approaches to Academic Literacy Instruction 15

Introduction 15

Part 1 Overview of Approaches 16

Part 2 Genre Approaches to Teaching Academic Literacy 24

Summary 34

3 Current Practice in Academic Literacy Instruction 37

Introduction 37

Part 1 Limitations of Current Academic Literacy Instruction 37

Part 2 Calls for Transformation of Academic Literacy Policies and Instructional Practices 49

Summary 54

4 Discipline-Specific Approaches to Academic Literacy Instruction 56

Introduction 56

Collaboration and Integration 56

Genre-Based Literacy Instruction 67

Corpus-Informed Literacy Instruction 72

5 Reading and Writing 78

Introduction 78

The Reading Process 80

The Reading-to-Write Process 87

Reading-to-Write Interventions 95

Summary 101

6 Academic Literacy Development and the Student Experience 102

Introduction 102

Part 1 Overview of Research into Academic Discourse Socialisation and the Student Experience 103

Part 2 Undergraduate 'Home' Students' Academic Literacy Development 114

7 Towards an Inclusive Model of Academic Literacy Instruction 126

Introduction 126

Proposing an Inclusive Model of Academic Literacy Instruction 127

The Content of the Instructional Approach 131

The Methodology of the Instructional Approach 140

The Evaluation of the Instructional Approach 144

Summary 148

8 Towards the Implementation of an Inclusive Model of Academic Literacy Instruction 150

Introduction 150

Institutional Changes 152

Pedagogical Design 155

Conclusion 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783093489

178309348X

9781783093472

1783093471

OCLC:

897510531