Scaffolding Academic Literacy with Low-Proficiency Users of English

by Simon Green

This book analyses the development of academic literacy in low-proficiency users of English in the Middle East. It highlights the challenges faced by students entering undergraduate education in the region, and the strategies used by teachers to overcome them. The author focuses on a large-scale undergraduate teacher programme run in Oman by the University of Leeds, providing clear pointers both for future research and effective practice. He also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030390942
• ISBN13: 9783030390945
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 147 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"