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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Melles, Gavin; Lockheart, Julia – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2012
In disciplines with long histories in higher education, academic literacies, including writing practices, are less contested than in newer academic fields such as art and design. The relatively recent incorporation of such fields and schools into the university sector has required these fields to create academic writing practices consistent with…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Academic Discourse, Art, Design
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Melles, Gavin; Millar, Geoff; Morton, Janne; Fegan, Suzanne – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2005
In the UK, North America and Australia, credit-bearing discipline specific English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses are seen as a challenge to remedial views of English as a Second Language and a key element in revitalizing a profession on the periphery of the institution. However, the EAP field has to confront not only institutional challenges…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language)