1994: Integrating the Teaching of Academic Discourse into Courses in the Disciplines

Proceedings of the Conference Held at La Trobe University November 21-22, 1994

Abstract

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Preface and Acknowledgements … 7

Introduction to the Conference: disciplinary subcultures and the teaching of academic writing: Kate Chanock … 9

The integrative role of the study adviser: Brigid Ballard … 16

Reshaping the Monash BA: knowledge and skills in first year Arts subjects: Gordon Taylor … 26

Critical analysis for undergraduates -- unmasking the process: Erst Carmichael , Doug Craigie, Kathy Driscoll, Helen Farrell, Bronwyn James, Michele Schoufis, and Peter Spolc … 32

Some modest misgivings about disciplinary discourse: Ross Phillips … 38

To integrate or not? Interests, practice, and the dialogic development of graduate students' academic discourse skills: Gail Craswell … 41

Developing thinking skills: some recent approaches (Abstract): Edward Meyricke … 63

Improving students' academic discourse through training in the skills of active critical inquiry: Michael Dix … 64

Facilitating literacy/ academic discourse during the first session of university: Jenni Brackenreg … 72

The University Preparation Program (Nursing): Lesley Ljungdahl and Terri Morley-Warner … 86

Building on success: writing a research proposal in Medical Radiation Technology: Andrea Chan, Ann Poulos and Natalka Suchowerska … 90

Changing times, changing demography in a South African University: some implications for staff and student development (Abstract): Lorraine Chaskalson … 97

Critical literacy, language and writing: critical journalling in an enabling program: Patricia Cartwright … 98

Bringing academic discourse to the disciplines: a faculty based approach: Colin Baskin … 117

The roles of language and learning staff: insights from collaboration with the subject discourses: Carolyn Webb and Helen Bonanno … 126

Issues in collaboration between academic skills teachers and subject teachers: two approaches to integrating academic skills teaching with subject tutorials: Sandra Coates … 133

Finding the optimal learning context: integration with autonomy: Dorothy Spiller … 145

Collaborative, discipline-related, English language support. A model for academic and professional development in academic courses: Gerry Meister, Catherine da Silva Rosa, and Raymond da Silva Rosa … 152

Leaming about discipline-specific academic discourse from computer-held collections of text: Martin Hewings … 156

Constructing a discourse position: quoting, referring and attribution in academic writing: Mike Baynham, Dominique Beck, Katherine Gordon, Alison Lee, and Caroline San Miguel … 163

Integrating language and learning skills in the social sciences: the advanced ESL course in the B.A. Multicultural Studies at RMIT Coburg (Abstract): Ruth Evans … 169

Discourse patterns in the writing of History undergraduates: Joanna Buckingham … 170

Academic and communication skills taught in science and engineering courses: Margaret Hicks, Ed Irons, and Petrus Zeegers … 178

A case study of an adjunct program: English for first-year Engineering students: Rosemary Clerehan and Glenda Crosling … 184

Study skills assistance to first-year Engineering students at James Cook University: Archie Johnston and Peter Hanley … 189

The discipline specific library orientation tour: Jan McLeod … 192

"Do you speak academically?": Alex Barthel … 195

Adapting Cinema Studies coursework to NESB students: Chris Berry … 198

Emancipatory discourse in a Law programme: Kate Cadman … 200

"English in Use": a second language perspective: Lorraine Bullock … 202

Developing written communication skills of Bachelor of Medical Record Administration students: Dianne Simpson … 204

Writing and speaking effectively: teaching Nutritionists to be communicators: John Coveney, Pat Kelly, and Kate Cadman … 206

An academic skills program for new international students in the faculty of management: Linda Thies … 207

Information literacy: towards a credit point subject: Lynne Wright and Catriona McGurk … 211

Multimedia resources and academic discourse (Abstract): Ted Chrisfield … 228

Better late than never? Teaching skills of analysis and evaluation to Early Childhood students (Abstract): John Grierson … 229

English language support in an international project: a communicative approach in a cross-cultural context (Abstract): Karin Hawkins … 230

Integrating content-course tasks into the teaching of writing skills for academic purposes: Antonia Chandrasegaran … 231

Incorporating academic skills in first semester, first year: an experience in the "Fundamentals of Law" unit in the B. Commerce, University of Ballarat: Chris Baker … 240

A kind of collaboration with the Faculty of Law: teaching Law students academic writing: Kim Draisma … 252

Team-teaching through writing: a case study (Abstract): Terri Morley-Warner … 258

Tertiary literacy: policy, definition and practice: Maria Fiacco … 259

Programs aimed at addressing perceived problems of student illiteracy -- a blessing or curse for student support services?: John Grierson and Rosalind Martins … 269

Cultural literacy support programs for Arts students: recent developments at the Western Metropolitan College of TAFE: Dirk den Hartog … 274

Integrating academic discourse -- what can we learn from experience: Mark Garner and Helen Edwards … 283

Discipline-specific academic skills at post-graduate level: a model: Annie Bartlett, Marion May, and Sue Holzknecht … 287

Integrating the teaching of academic discourse into postgraduate coursework and research programs: a report on the development of an integrated bridging program for international students: Margaret Cargill and Ursula McGowan … 292

Postgraduate writing instruction: general versus discipline-specific: Colin Beasley and Sally Knowles … 298

Teaching academic discourse to international PhD students from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Elizabeth Sandeman-Gay … 318