Developing Academic Literacy

George M. Blue

ISBN 10: 3039115456 / ISBN 13: 9783039115457

Published by Peter Lang, 2010

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Academic literacy has always been a key underlying theme in English for academic purposes and practitioners and researchers in the field have always had one eye on its development in students. In recent years it has moved into the foreground and become a central field of study in its own right and the focus of a considerable amount of programme development and research. This was reflected in the fact that a conference focusing on Developing Academic Literacy was held by BALEAP (British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes) in Southampton in the spring of 2003. This volume consists of papers selected from the themes of that conference. The papers reflect areas of interest in issues in academic literacy, criticality and evaluative language, academic literacy in the disciplines and the use of technology in developing academic literacy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Developing Academic Literacy
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3039115456
• ISBN 13: 9783039115457
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 225W x 150H x 14D millimeters 225 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 351 grams

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Synopsis

Academic literacy has always been a key underlying theme in English for academic purposes and practitioners and researchers in the field have always had one eye on its development in students. In recent years it has moved into the foreground and become a central field of study in its own right and the focus of a considerable amount of programme development and research. This was reflected in the fact that a conference focusing on Developing Academic Literacy was held by BALEAP (British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes) in Southampton in the spring of 2003. This volume consists of papers selected from the themes of that conference. The papers reflect areas of interest in issues in academic literacy, criticality and evaluative language, academic literacy in the disciplines and the use of technology in developing academic literacy.

About the Author

The Editor: George Blue was a Senior Lecturer and Head of Education in Modern Languages at the University of Southampton. He was the University’s first Lecturer in English for Overseas Students and served as Head of the English Language Section for many years, helping to establish Southampton as a major centre for English for Academic Purposes (EAP). He was a former Chair of the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes (BALEAP) and of the Institute for English Language Teacher Development in Higher Education (IELTDHE).