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    Developing first year part-time students academic competencies in an academic literacy module
    (University of the Western Cape, 2010) Chu, Fidelis Ewe; Goodman, Kenneth; Dept. of English; Faculty of Arts
    The research findings are grouped according to the three themes identified which includes the relevance of the module, the effectiveness of the teaching and learning approaches and methods, and the integration of generic and discipline specific academic literacy. The researcher hopes this study will help illuminate perceptions of part-time students' about the Academic Literacy for Commerce course and also how it can be improved to better serve the needs of part-time students.
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    Developing first year part-time students' academic competencies in an academic literacy module
    (University of Western Cape, 2010) Chu, Fidelis Ewe; Goodman, Kenneth
    The transition from high school to university for many students all over the world has never been very easy and this is also true in the South African context. At the University of the Western Cape the majority of students, particularly part-time students, come from previously disadvantaged institutions of learning. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that most tertiary institutions in South Africa, including The University of the Western Cape, use English as the official language of instruction even though more than three quarters of students entering into institutions of higher learning in South Africa are second or even third language English speakers who do not have the language competence level required in the medium of instruction to successfully negotiate academic curricula.