{"product_id":"academic-literacies-provision-for-international-students-evaluating-impact-and-quality-hardcover","title":"Academic Literacies Provision for International Students: Evaluating Impact and Quality - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLia Blaj-Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reinterprets the relevance, quality and impact of academic literacies provision at university in light of recent higher education developments in a pandemic-transformed world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the author's own experience of researching, implementing and assessing academic literacies provision, and on insights from broader scholarship and professional debates, the book helps set a new direction of travel for academic literacies professionals working in a variety of roles to enable and resource students' academic and professional growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt makes recommendations for policy, strategy and scholarship-informed practice that place value on communicating with confidence, clarity and care at university and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The volume provides a welcome addition to the literature. It contributes through the reframing of support for English as an Additional language (EAL) international students through the lens of 'academic literacies'. This approach, and the vignettes throughout, show how institutions can develop in learners the practices required to 'communicate with confidence, clarity and care'. The result will be thought-provoking reading for practitioners in the field, as well as university policy developers, management and leadership.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- \u003cb\u003eThomas Roche\u003c\/b\u003e, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Quality) and Dean of SCU College at Southern Cross University at the Gold Coast, Coffs Harbour \u0026amp; Lismore campuses, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A major strength of this book is the holistic and highly reflective approach it takes in addressing a persistent concern in higher education globally - the quality and impact of academic literacies provision. Its presentation of data-informed insights on this issue from the interlinked perspectives of institution, academic practitioner and student gives it an edge over similarly themed books, making it a must read for students, academics and policy makers alike.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eBongi Bangeni\u003c\/b\u003e, Associate Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa\u003c\/p\u003eThis book reinterprets the relevance, quality and impact of academic literacies provision at university in light of recent higher education developments in a pandemic-transformed world. Drawing on the author's own experience of researching, implementing and assessing academic literacies provision, and on insights from broader scholarship and professional debates, the book helps set a new direction of travel for academic literacies professionals working in a variety of roles to enable and resource students' academic and professional growth. It makes recommendations for policy, strategy and scholarship-informed practice that place value on communicating with confidence, clarity and care at university and beyond.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLia Blaj-Ward\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Teaching and Scholarship at Nottingham Trent University, UK. She is the author of two previous Palgrave Macmillan volumes: \u003ci\u003eResearching Contexts, Practices and Pedagogies in English for Academic Purposes\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eLanguage Learning and Use in English-Medium Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLia Blaj-Ward\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Teaching and Scholarship at Nottingham Trent University, UK. She is the author of two previous Palgrave Macmillan volumes: \u003ci\u003eResearching Contexts, Practices and Pedagogies in English for Academic Purposes\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eLanguage Learning and Use in English-Medium Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 101\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47440298344626,"sku":"9783031115028","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cc0f05f416941e7ebddb1aef9d10d56d.webp?v=1778679910","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/academic-literacies-provision-for-international-students-evaluating-impact-and-quality-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}