Developing disciplinary discourse in a first-year engineering course: The DELNA initiative

Autor: Faye D'Silva, Penny Kinnear
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Discourse and Writing/Rédactologie, Vol 31, Iss 1, Pp 126-135 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2563-7320
DOI: 10.31468/dwr.909
Popis: First-year students in higher education settings tend to face ongoing challenges with variations in discursive practices and genres within their discipline. Within this context, a Diagnostic English Language Needs Assessment (DELNA) was administered to first-year engineering students to assess the strengths and needs of their ability to navigate academic language. The purpose of this paper is to report on our initiative to support student’s development of academic literacy, specifically their disciplinary language proficiency through the implementation of pedagogical support activities.
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