Academic Literacies Provision for International Students: Evaluating Impact and Quality

A thank-you note

Chapter 1. Introduction

Remembering...

A brief note on the broader policy and strategy environment

Academic literacies provision

Quality and impact

Wellbeing and sustainability

A brief note on my professional learning about quality and impact

Chapter-by-chapter overview

References

Chapter 2. Institutional and sector perspectives on impact and quality of academic literacies provision

"The impact cannot be measured with precision, but..."

Understanding the institutional context and parameters of academic literacies provision

Data on quality and impact: the institutional perspective

Measuring impact: language gain and learning gain

Assuring quality: external examining and external accreditation processes

A note on making quality and impact part and parcel of the natural rhythm of an institution

References

Chapter 3. Experiencing impact and quality: international student journeys

Opening section

Exploring international student experiences of academic literacies provision at university

Scenario 1 of 3: Student-led evaluation of assignment-focused academic literacies provision

Scenario 2 of 3: Impact beyond course completion

Scenario 3 of 3: Co-creating academic literacies provision with students

Closing section

References

Chapter 4. Creating impact and quality: the role of academic literacies practitioners

An opening note on wellbeing

Care-full, impact-full pedagogies for high quality learning

Practitioners as a source of impact and practitioners as evaluators

Practitioner approaches to academic literacies scholarship

A closing note

References

Chapter 5. Conclusion

Rethinking boundaries in academic literacies provision and evaluation

Pandemic-related challenges and opportunities for quality evaluation and enhancement

References

Index