Current Institution: Curtin University
Fellowship: OLT National Teaching Fellowship at Curtin University
Fellowship Duration: 2012 - 2013
Australian universities have increasingly diverse student populations with a great range of needs. The need for continued English language development and improvement at tertiary level, sometimes dismissed as just �the problem� of international students, is an issue for almost all students.
The fellowship aims to address the embedding of English language development across the curriculum. With the ever-increasing diversity of the student population in Australian universities, matters related to language proficiency have become crucial. The fellowship will build on best practice research in the field, which indicates that embedding English language development into discipline-based units is most likely to have the greatest impact and success in developing students’ English language proficiency. The program will develop materials and strategies that will place universities in a much better position to address the variety of linguistic needs of tertiary students. It will also provide some analysis of models of collaboration in embedding English language support and development.
Disciplines: Cross-disciplinary
The Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows’ network (ALTF) was established in 2011 with support from the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. The network comprises over 100 scholars who are well placed geographically, institutionally and within their discipline communities to promote and sustain effective learning and teaching in Australian higher education, now and into the future.
The Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows’ network (ALTF) was established in 2011 with support from the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching. The network comprises over 100 scholars who are well placed geographically, institutionally and within their discipline communities to promote and sustain effective learning and teaching in Australian higher education, now and into the future.