This core subject focuses on the development of academic literacy skills and knowledge. The subject develops the skills required to understand and engage with academic texts and academic writing through a range of printed and visual material including textbooks, newspapers, scholarly articles, blogs and documentaries. The subject also requires students to understand and practise a variety of forms of academic writing such as essays, report writing, oral presentations and research investigations for an academic and non-academic audience using suitable information sources. At the same time, the subject will encourage students to view academic literacy as one example within the broader context of cultural and social literacy practices and to reflect on the characteristics and application. This subject will draw on readings and materials from a range of disciplines including the social sciences, humanities, literature studies, business, agriculture and science.

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