Accessing academic literacy: Perceptions of learning in English 101 at the University of the Western Cape
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1996
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University of Western Cape
Abstract
This dissertation explores the apparent mismatch between the expectations of first year
students in the English department at the University of the Western Cape, and those who teach
them. By exploring the perceptions of some of the students, lecturers and tutors in the
department, I investigate how meaning within the discipline of English studies is negotiated
and to what extent the learning experiences in the department contribute to the facilitation of
"epistemological access" (Morrow, 1993). An important aspect of meaning negotiation is the
redefining and rethinking of concepts such as "academic literacy" and "critical literacy
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Magister Philosophiae - MPhil
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Academic literacy, University of the Western Cape, English 101, First year students, Learning experience