Advance HE Teaching & Learning Conference 2018: ‘Do you write as well as you speak?’: A dialogic approach to embed academic literacy skills into subject curriculum

This presentation will discuss the implementation and evaluation of a dialogic approach to embedding academic literacy skills into the subject curriculum. This is to address a growing concern over student transferable academic skills for employability in higher education. We will provide examples of the application of a writing technique based on dialogic pedagogy and speaking-writing relationships devised to foster the development of student academic voice. Our evaluation suggests that this intervention contributes positively to the enhancement of students’ academic literacy skills. Participants will also be prompted to consider how it might be beneficial and adaptable to their own contexts.