ATS1340 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES WORKBOOK 1 ISSUE 2 | Page 7

SUMMARY OF LECTURE NOTES: INTRODUCTION TO STUDY @ UNIVERSITY Components of the academic training  Knowing what (content)  Knowing how (process)  Knowing how to (expression)  Knowing the rules (conventions: referencing/ethical procedures etc) Content versus Process  60-40 ratio between content & process? It is not ALL about learning “stuff”.  What else is it about? Key qualities of academic enquiry  Reasoned debate based on the presentation and evaluation of evidence  Logical, structured enquiry  A sense of objectivity  Engagement/Engagement with the Literature  Adherence to the conventions of academic enquiry  Critical thinking  Critically think about the preceding list? An alternative perspective might be… The Learning Curve There is logic to the process of teaching, research, task assessment and examination at university. There is the expectation that a gradual broadening of the student’s understanding of a particular subject area will occur. This increased breadth of understanding would finally – following postgraduate study -- result in a student being capable of teaching others: 7