Reading and Writing as Academic Literacy in EAP Program of Indonesian Leaners
Keywords:
literacy, academic vocabulary, reading, writing
Abstract
This study investigates academic literacy imposed in reading and writing for academic purposes in the EAP program. This study uses descriptive design elaborating data from curriculum documents and interviews. Involving 45 participants from IAIN Surakarta and Veteran University, data were analyzed using constant-comparison and inductive analysis tecniques. The study diseovers that academic literacy is prominent to serve and recently it has been the growing learning outcomes universities should provide besides discipline and experise. Academic literacy in EAP program is embedded into academic vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing for academic purposes. Consequently, academic literacy should be incurred in the curriculum, syllabus, aims and objectives, and teaching materials.References
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Arreola, R. 2013. Writing Learning Objectives. Memphis: University of Tennessee.
BALEAP. 2008. Competency Framework for Teachers of English for Academic Purposes. London: www.baleap.org.uk.
Cai, Jing Luna. 2013. Students’ Perception of Academic Writing: A Needs Analysis of EAP in China. Language Education in Asia, 4(1):5-22.
Clouston, M.L. 2013. Word List for Vocabulary Learning and Teaching. The CATESOL Journal, 24(1):287-304.
County of Witshire, LA. 2008. Questioning and Considerations Inferential Comprehension. Literacy Team.
Cresswell, J. 2005. Research Design: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. London: Longman.
Coxhead, A. 2000. A New Academic Word List. TESOL Quarterly, 34, 213-238.
Flowerdew, J & Peacock, M. 2001. Research Perspective of English for Academic Purposes. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Gee, J P. 1998. The New Literacy Studies and the ‘Social Turn’. Retrieved on 10/9/07 from www.schools.ash.org.au/litweb/page300.html
Gilliver-Brown, K. E., & Johnson, E. M. 2009. Academic literacy development: A multiple perspectives approach to blended learning. In Same places, different spaces. Proceedings ascilite
Auckland 2009. Concise paper: Gilliver-Brown and Johnson. http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/auckland09/procs/gilliver-brown.pdf
Hatch, Amos J. 2002. Doing Qualitative Research in Education Setting. New York: State University of New York Press.
Hyland, K. 2006. English for Academic Purposes: An Advanced Resource Book. New York, Routledge.
Intersegmental Committee of the Academic Senates (ICAS). 2002. Academic Literacy: A Statement of Competencies Expected of Students Entering California’s Public Colleges and Universities Intersegmental Committee of the Academic Senates of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California. California: ICAS.
Jacobs, C. 2005. On being an insider on the outside: new spaces for integrating academic literacies. Teaching in Higher Education, 10 (4), 475-487.
Kim, Hyo Hyun. 2013. Needs Analysis for English for Specific Purposes Course Development for Engeneering Students in Korea. International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engeneering, 8(6):279-288.
Learning Management Corporation. 2013. Developing Clear Learning Outcomes and Objectives. Available at: www.thelearningmanager.com
Lea, M R & Street, B V. 2006. The ‘Academic Literacies’ model: theory andapplications. Theory into Practice, 45(4):368–377
Liu, Li. 2007. Acquiring English fro Academic Purposes: Challenges ESL Students Experience in an English-Speaking Canadian University. Master’s Thesis. Regina, Saskatcewan, Canada: University of Regina.
Munby, J. 1978. Communicative Syllabus Design. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Nation, I. S .P., & Hwang, K. 1995. Where Would General Service Vocabulary Stop and Special Purposes Vocabulary Begin? System, 23(1), 35-41.
NSW Curriculum. 2010. Teaching Comprehension Strategies: Curriculum K-12. New South Wales, Australia: Department of Education & Training.
Oshima, A. and Houge, A. 1991. Writing Academic English: A Writing and Sentence Structure Handbook. Second Edition. Cambridge: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.
Palm Beach State College. 2013. Academic Management Manual: Outcomes Assessment Workbook. Available at: www.palmbeachstate.edu/academicservices/documents/sectionl.pdf.
Patton, M. Q. 1990. Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods. Newburry Park, CA: Sage.
Queen Mary University of London. 2013. Good Practice Guide on Writing Aims and Learning Outcomes. Available at: www.learninginstitute.qmul.ac.uk.
Sanavi, V. R, dkk. 2012. Academic Literacy: An Investigation of Problematic Areas in EAP at KNT University of Science and Technology. Sheikhbahaee EFL Journal, 1(2):59-73.
Savic, Vera. 2012. Master Course in English for Academic Purposes. Jagodina: University of Kragujavac.
Shackleford, N & Blickem C. 2007. A model for language and academic skills development for first-year students of business. Prospect 22(1):72–93.
Solikhah, Imroatus. 2013. English for Academic Purposes Voices: A Survey on Practices and Challenges in the State Universities of Central Java, Indonesia. International Journal of Academic Rerearch, 5(4):121-125.
Solikhah, Imroatus. 2014a. Buku Teks Bahasa Inggris Akademik Berbasis Kompetensi untuk Mahasiswa Jurusan Non-Bahasa Inggris (Penelitian dan Pengembangan di Universitas Negeri di Jawa Tengah dan DIY). Disertasi. Program Doktor Pendidikan Bahasa. Surakarta: FKIP Universitas Sebelas Maret.
Solikhah, Imroatus, at. al. 2014b. English for Academic Purposes Textbook for the Learners of Non-English Program (Research and Development at State Universities in Central Java and DIY) Indonesia. Journal of Language and Literature, 5(3):301-307.
Solikhah, Imroatus. 2015a. Designing Academic Literacy Framework of EAP Program for Indonesian Learners, Journal of Language and Literature, 6(2):32-37.
Solikhah, Imroatus. 2015b. Learning Outcomes Berbasis KKNI dalam Kurikulum Program Sarjana Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris. Surabaya: Jenggapa Pustaka Utama.
Spector-Cohen, E., Kirscner, C. and Wexler, C. 2001. Designing EAP Reading Courses at the University Level. International Journal. English for Specific Purposes, 20, 367-386.
University of Essex. 2015. What is academic literacy? Available on www.essex.ac.uk. Accessed on February 2015.
Wilson, Kate. 2009. Reading in the Margins: EAP Reading Pedagogies and Their Critical, Postcritical Potential. Ph.D’s Dissertation. Sydney: University of Technology.
Yurekli, Ainur. 2012. An Analysis of Curriculum Renewal in EAP Context. International Journal of Instruction, 5(1):49-63
Published
2015-12-01
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Solikhah, I. (2015). Reading and Writing as Academic Literacy in EAP Program of Indonesian Leaners. Dinamika Ilmu, 15(2), 325-341. https://doi.org/10.21093/di.v15i2.261
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