Browsing Research Articles (Unit for Academic Literacy) by UP Author "Rambiritch, Avasha"

Browsing Research Articles (Unit for Academic Literacy) by UP Author "Rambiritch, Avasha"

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  • The accessibility of the Test of Academic Literacy for Postgraduate Students (TALPS) : student perceptions 
    Rambiritch, Avasha (University of Stellenbosch, Education Faculty, Department of Curriculum Studies, 2014)
    This paper focuses on the results of a questionnaire administered to students who wrote the Test of Academic Literacy for Postgraduate Students (TALPS) between 2008 and 2010. The purpose of the questionnaire was to elicit ...
  • Accountability issues in testing academic literacy : the case of the test of academic literacy for postgraduate students (TALPS) 
    Rambiritch, Avasha (University of the Free State, Faculty of Education, 2015)
    Applied linguists should strive to ensure that the tests they design and use are not only fair and socially acceptable, but also have positive effects – this, in light of the fact that tests can sometimes have far-reaching ...
  • Challenging Messick : proposing a theoretical framework for understanding fundamental concepts in language testing 
    Rambiritch, Avasha (2012)
    As applied linguists, an important part of our work constitutes the design of language courses, language tests and sometimes even language policies. Clearly, these applied linguistic artefacts, especially language tests ...
  • Directiveness in tutor talk 
    Carstens, Adelia; Rambiritch, Avasha (University of the Free State, 2021-09)
    The reigning orthodoxy in writing centres has been to avoid directive approaches and embrace non-directive approaches to tutoring. Although since the late 1990s various writing centre scholars have debunked this myth, ...
  • Editorial 
    Sibanda, Brian; Sefalane-Nkohla, Puleng; Joubert, Michelle; Rambiritch, Avasha; Drennan, Laura; Angu, Pineteh (University of the Free State, 2023-09-29)
    The Covid-19 pandemic brought about a profound transformation in the landscape of higher education. This special issue delves into the complex and far-reaching impact of the pandemic on academic continuity, with a particular ...
  • A social justice approach to providing academic writing support 
    Rambiritch, Avasha (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Faculty of Education, 2018-04)
    The value of the support provided in a writing centre is well documented today in international literature. However, an area largely untouched has been how to implement social justice principles in the context of a writing ...
  • Student perceptions on writing support 
    Rambiritch, Avasha (South African Association for Language Teaching, 2015)
    The value of peer-tutoring has been highlighted in a number of studies. But often the value of such support is lost on, especially, first year students, who perceive such support as an indication that they may be 'lacking' ...
  • Theoretical grounding of writing centre practices : a foundation for tutor training 
    Carstens, Adelia; Rambiritch, Avasha (South African Association for Language Teaching, 2020-06)
    A variety of factors influence the strategies and practices of writing teachers and tutors, such as beliefs about writing and how writing can be learned; following mandates by educational authorities; uncritical adherence ...
  • Towards transparency and accountability : the story of the Test of Academic Literacy for Postgraduate students (TALPS) 
    Rambiritch, Avasha (South African Association for Language Teaching, 2014)
    Unfair tests, unfair testing methods and the use of tests to restrict and deny access have ensured a negative attitude to tests. The move in the recent past (Shohamy 2001, 2008; Fulcher & Davidson 2007; McNamara & ...
  • Validating the Test of Academic Literacy for Postgraduate Students (TALPS) 
    Rambiritch, Avasha (South African Association for Language Teaching, 2013)
    The concepts of reliability and validity help to determine whether a test is a strong one or not, does what it is designed to do, tests what it is designed to test, and whether we can make inferences that are justified ...