Is non-subject based research training a 'waste of time', good only for the development of professional skills? An academic literacies perspective

• Published in: Teaching in higher education Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 373 - 384
• Main Authors: Bastalich, Wendy, Behrend, Monica, Bloomfield, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 19.05.2014; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Academic ability; Academic Discourse; academic literacy; Academic writing; Australia; Curricula; Curriculum Development; Doctoral Programs; doctoral writing; English (Second Language); English for academic purposes; English for Special Purposes; Foreign Countries; Generic skills; Graduate Students; Graduate study; Guidelines; Higher education; Job Skills; Linguistics; Literacy; Literary Genres; Pedagogy; Professional Development; Research Methodology; Research Skills; Research Training; research writing; Rhetoric; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Skill Development; Student writing; Systemic functional linguistics; Teaching Methods; United Kingdom; Writing (Composition); Writing Processes; Australia; United Kingdom

In recent years, contentiously for some, universities have developed generalist skills lists and associated curricula in response to government demand for more 'employment-ready' graduates. Such training usually includes writing and communication. In Australia and the UK, guidelines design...