Integrating Written Communication Skills: Working towards a Whole of Course Approach

Autor/in	Harris, Anne
Titel	Integrating Written Communication Skills: Working towards a Whole of Course Approach
Quelle	In: Teaching in Higher Education, 21 (2016) 3, S.287-300 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-2517
DOI	10.1080/13562517.2016.1138456
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Writing Skills; Academic Discourse; English (Second Language); Language Proficiency; Language Tests; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Students; Undergraduate Students; Undergraduate Study; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Discourse; Diskurs; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Language test; Sprachtest; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Grundstudium; Australien
Abstract	Australian universities, through their graduate attributes, claim that graduates have the ability to communicate, an attribute encompassing, at the least, written and oral literacies. Despite this claim, Australian universities have been criticised over the past decade for their lack of rigour in assessing this attribute; a criticism generally linked to perceived weaknesses in graduates' English language proficiency (ELP). Indeed, evidence suggests that programmes designed to develop students' English language skills are invariably add-ons, despite ELP being a significant facet of the ability to communicate. This paper explores the development, over a six-year period, of wide-ranging ELP policy and strategies within one Australian university. Basing decisions on research pointing to good practice, evidence collected through various trials, dialogue with stakeholders, and ongoing evaluation of all actions, this paper illustrates key factors in moving towards the integration of ELP within courses. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01