English Second Language (ESL) students as new members of a community of practice: Some thoughts for learning and assessment

dc.creator	Kate Cockcroft
dc.creator	Ruksana Osman
dc.creator	Anisa Kajee
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:23:05Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:23:05Z
dc.identifier	10.5785/24-1-36
dc.identifier	0259-2312
dc.identifier	2224-0012
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8b7e6a6ed9ae489b92424c6fe06225f3
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/29564
dc.description	<p><em>This article reports on English second language (ESL) students’ experiences of academic writing in a university setting. It draws on the notion of community of practice to explain that it is not sufficient for academic literacy courses to concern themselves only with the questions relating to the development of student academic literacy. Rather they should also be concerned with how students learn in social contexts and what knowledge is included and what knowledge is excluded. Such an orientation is vital because academic writing </em><em>in the context of the university is more than just the ability to read and write, it</em><em> is often the basis for the evaluation of students and, as such, becomes a powerful gatekeeper. </em></p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Stellenbosch University
dc.relation	http://perlinguam.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/36
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/0259-2312
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0012
dc.source	Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, Vol 24, Iss 1 (2011)
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	English Second Language (ESL) students as new members of a community of practice: Some thoughts for learning and assessment
dc.type	article