Academic Literacy for Education Students

Part of the series Oxford University Press - Teacher Education.

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Academic Literacy for Education Students is an accessible textbook which teaches reading and writing skills, particularly within the academic environment. The book will equip students to use a range of linguistic practices that they will need for their education studies, with a view to entering the teaching profession. Rather than studying skills separately and in isolation, they will understand the relevance of literacy practices and develop a variety of communicative practices, including different text types, genres and disciplines.

Contents

• Considering the role of language in learning and teaching
• Identifying text types and genres in academic writing
• Linking personal and academic literacies with disciplinary discourse
• Applying skills and strategies to be read efficiently
• Developing an academic vocabulary to communicate effectively
• Recognising discourse markers that signal text functions
• Translating information visually
• Engaging in the academic writing process
• Contesting academic issues through argumentation
• Adopting new perspectives through research
• Referencing and documenting sources
• Creating a professional image through document design