Scaffolding Academic Literacy with Low-Proficiency Users of English

This book analyses the development of academic literacy in low-proficiency users of English in the Middle East. It highlights the challenges faced by students entering undergraduate education in the region, and the strategies used by teachers to overcome them. The author focuses on a large-scale undergraduate teacher programme run in Oman by the University of Leeds, providing clear pointers both for future research and effective practice. He also explores the implications of his findings for countries beyond the Gulf Cooperation Council, demonstrating how international participation in UK HE could be much wider. This book will appeal to students and scholars with an interest in academic literacies and English for Academic Purposes.

Highlights a subject that has so far been neglected in the literature Provides examples of successful teaching strategies for low-proficiency users of English Offers a theoretical framework for further research

Autorentext
Simon Green is Associate Professor in Language Education at the University of Leeds, UK.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: What This Book is About.- Chapter 2: The Nature of Academic Literacies.- Chapter 3: Scaffolding the Construction of Academic Literacies.- Chapter 4: Academic Literacy and Communicative Language Ability.- Chapter 5: A Case in Point: the University of Leeds / Omani Ministry of Education BA Educational Studies Programme.- Chapter 6: Conclusion.<p