{"product_id":"academic-talk-for-higher-education-in-support-of-equity-and-academic-preparedness-paperback","title":"Academic Talk for Higher Education: In Support of Equity and Academic Preparedness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarion Heron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSally Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKieran Balloo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcademic Talk for Higher Education \u003c\/em\u003ebrings together several current debates around oracy, dialogic teaching, and the role that academic talk can play in both widening access to higher education and creating more equitable learning opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring the notion that a focus on purposefully using academic discourse in university classroom settings can support students to better engage, argue, and connect with their learning, peers, and educators, \u003cem\u003eAcademic Talk for Higher Education \u003c\/em\u003eexamines the relationship between spoken language, equity, and academic preparedness for higher education, and provides a theoretical and empirical account of policy drivers and widening participation cohorts. Working with extensive prior research conducted by the authors focused on 'alternative pathway' teaching contexts--Enabling Education in Australia and Foundation Year Programmes in the UK--chapters draw on teachers' perspectives and experiences of academic literacies to conceptualise the need for more explicit pedagogic focus on academic talk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding with an agenda for both policy and practice to value academic talk as a vehicle for equity, the authors offer recommendations for how to explicitly embed academic talk into the higher education curriculum, and particularly in academic preparation contexts. This is significant at a time of great turbulence in the higher education sectors in both the UK and Australia, and when activities to support widening participation, retention and progression of all university students are needed more than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarion Heron\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in Educational Linguistics at Surrey Institute of Education, University of Surrey, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSally Baker\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Refugee Education Australia, as well as co-lead of the new Refugee Student Settlement Pathway to Australia. She is also an adjunct Associate Professor of Migration and Education at the University of New South Wales, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKieran Balloo\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Senior Lecturer (Pathways) at SCU College, Southern Cross University, Australia. He is also a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Surrey Institute of Education, University of Surrey, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48704253427961,"sku":"9781836088639","price":64.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/R2NSolPGI9781836088639.webp?v=1784811724","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/academic-talk-for-higher-education-in-support-of-equity-and-academic-preparedness-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}