Making a case for the teaching of reading across the curriculum in higher education
Over the past two decades there has been much written in the literature about the importance of reading and the importance of teaching students reading strategies to improve their reading comprehension. Reading is one of the most important academic tasks encountered by students. In higher education,...
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Education Association of South Africa
2012-01-01
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| description | Over the past two decades there has been much written in the literature about the importance of reading and the importance of teaching students reading strategies to improve their reading comprehension. Reading is one of the most important academic tasks encountered by students. In higher education, students are exposed to a number of texts and textbooks that require independent reading. At this level they are expected to comprehend what they read so that they can analyse, critique, evaluate and synthesize information from various sources. Many students entering higher education are not adequately prepared to meet these challenges. This article highlights the literacy situation in South Africa with a particular focus on reading both in school and in higher education. In addition, the article highlights the importance of teaching students reading strategies across the curriculum in order to improve their reading comprehension, thereby enhancing their chances of academic success. The implications of this research for policy makers and academics in higher education institutions are outlined and some suggestions are made. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8fe757f2acb84918a3d246586d6702e22022-12-21T23:25:39ZengEducation Association of South AfricaSouth African Journal of Education0256-01002076-34332012-01-01322205214Making a case for the teaching of reading across the curriculum in higher educationSharita BharuthramOver the past two decades there has been much written in the literature about the importance of reading and the importance of teaching students reading strategies to improve their reading comprehension. Reading is one of the most important academic tasks encountered by students. In higher education, students are exposed to a number of texts and textbooks that require independent reading. At this level they are expected to comprehend what they read so that they can analyse, critique, evaluate and synthesize information from various sources. Many students entering higher education are not adequately prepared to meet these challenges. This article highlights the literacy situation in South Africa with a particular focus on reading both in school and in higher education. In addition, the article highlights the importance of teaching students reading strategies across the curriculum in order to improve their reading comprehension, thereby enhancing their chances of academic success. The implications of this research for policy makers and academics in higher education institutions are outlined and some suggestions are made.http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-01002012000200007academic literacyhigher educationreading across the curriculumreading comprehensionreading literacystrategiesteaching reading |
| spellingShingle | Sharita Bharuthram Making a case for the teaching of reading across the curriculum in higher education South African Journal of Education academic literacy higher education reading across the curriculum reading comprehension reading literacy strategies teaching reading |
| title | Making a case for the teaching of reading across the curriculum in higher education |
| title_full | Making a case for the teaching of reading across the curriculum in higher education |
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| title_short | Making a case for the teaching of reading across the curriculum in higher education |
| title_sort | making a case for the teaching of reading across the curriculum in higher education |
| topic | academic literacy higher education reading across the curriculum reading comprehension reading literacy strategies teaching reading |
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