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Non-curricular postgraduate writing interventions at South African universities

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dc.contributor.author Vivian, Brenda
dc.contributor.author Fourie, Reinhardt
dc.date.accessioned 2016-08-18T07:09:31Z
dc.date.available 2016-08-18T07:09:31Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9570
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/21133
dc.description.abstract Formalised postgraduate writing support centres are a relatively new phenomenon at the majority of South African universities and have not yet been researched intensively. This article, which forms part of a mandated study, presents the findings of research into the nature of postgraduate writing support at a number of South African universities. In 2014, an external review into the throughput rate of undergraduate and postgraduate students at a particular South African residential university was conducted, which concluded that there was a need for more support for postgraduate students who were conducting research. (University X, 2014). Accordingly, a questionnaire was distributed to writing centres at various institutions across the country. This article describes practices relating to staffing, the availability of resources, as well as the positioning of postgraduate writing support within or separate to undergraduate writing centres. Additionally, findings are presented in terms of the different modes of delivery and the related research outputs. While this article provides an overview of current best practice at a number of university-based postgraduate writing centres, suggestions are also made concerning an ideal model for the foundation of such a writing centre at a large residential university. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject academic writing en
dc.subject postgraduate writing en
dc.subject postgraduate writing support en
dc.subject writing centres en
dc.subject academic literacy en
dc.subject akademiese skryfwerk en
dc.subject nagraadse skryfwerk en
dc.subject nagraadse skryfwerkondersteuning en
dc.subject skryfsentra en
dc.subject akademiese geletterdheid en
dc.subject Research Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Languages and linguistics::Linguistic subjects::Linguistics en
dc.title Non-curricular postgraduate writing interventions at South African universities en
dc.type Article en
dc.description.department English Studies en


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