Academic Culture

Jean Brick has been involved in the field of academic literacy for over 20 years. She has worked with undergraduates and postgraduate students from both English speaking and non-English speaking backgrounds, and was formerly a Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Australia. Maria Herke is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Australia. Deanna Wong was formerly Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Australia.

PART I: Introduction
1. What is Academic Culture?
2. Faculties, Departments and Disciplines
3. Communicating with Your Lecturer
4. Independent Learning
PART II: Taking Part in University Learning
5. Academic Listening
6.Academic Reading
7. Taking Part in Tutorials and Seminars
8. Doing Group Assignments
PART III: Becoming Critical
9. Opinions, Position and Bias
10. Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving and Description
11. Sources of Academic Knowledge
PART IV: Expressing your voice and referring to the voices of others
12. Voices in Academic Texts
13. Expressing Your Own Voice
14. What is Plagiarism?
15. Voices in Different Types of Text
16. Creating an Identity in Different Types of Text: Pronouns, Hedges, Boosters and Commands
PART IV: Writing Academic Texts
17. Writing at University
18. Making Your Argument Flow
19. Writing Essays
20. Writing Reports
21. Writing Research Reports
22. Writing Reflective Texts
23. Writing Blogs and Discussion Forum Posts
24. Writing Lab Reports
25. Writing in Exams.