Making a case for the teaching of reading across the curriculum in higher education

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-214

  Bharuthram, Sharita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Academic literacy; Higher education; Reading across the curriculum; Reading comprehension; Reading literacy; Reading strategies; Teaching reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862022326     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v32n2a557     Document Type: Article

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