Towards providing effective academic literacy intervention

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dc.contributor.authorVan Dyk, T. J.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-12T12:16:09Z
dc.date.available2016-04-12T12:16:09Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionCITATION: Van Dyk, T. J. 2005. Towards providing effective academic literacy intervention. Per Linguam : a Journal of Language Learning, 21(2): 38-51, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5785/21-2-75.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://perlinguam.journals.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis article focuses on the current situation in South Africa in which a number of factors related to academic literacy deleteriously affect student throughput. This has large financial implications for the country as well as tertiary institutions. Since significant numbers of students with high academic potential are at risk because of their low levels of academic literacy, all first year students at three South African universities write the Test of Academic Literacy Levels (TALL). This test can be used to assign students to appropriate support courses. An explanation illustrated by empirical data is given of the construct and the use of TALL. Preliminary conclusions in terms of the impact of the intervention are drawn as first iteration towards an in-depth longitudinal study to test the effectiveness/success of the academic literacy intervention. Finally suggestions for further research are outlined.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://perlinguam.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/75
dc.description.versionPublisher’s versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent14 pages : illustrationsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Dyk, T. J. 2005. Towards providing effective academic literacy intervention. Per Linguam : a Journal of Language Learning, 21(2): 38-51, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5785/21-2-75en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2224-0012 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0259-2312 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5785/21-2-75
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/98933
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.rights.holderPer Linguamen_ZA
dc.subjectAcademic literacyen_ZA
dc.subjectAcademic literacy testingen_ZA
dc.subjectAcademic literacy -- Support coursesen_ZA
dc.subjectLanguage and educationen_ZA
dc.subjectEnglish Literacy Skills Assessment (ELSA)en_ZA
dc.subjectAcademic literacy interventionen_ZA
dc.titleTowards providing effective academic literacy interventionen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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