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Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Academic Literacy

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Why A Unit For Academic Language And Practice Should Be A Part Of A University, Kari Mari Jonsmoen May 2019

Why A Unit For Academic Language And Practice Should Be A Part Of A University, Kari Mari Jonsmoen

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

The main task of a university library is to serve the teaching, learning and research needs of staff and students in higher education. However, the lecturers, students and researchers need more than a collection of sources of information provided by librarians. Globalisation in general and the universities' internationalisation policy have led to a large international researcher and student population and thus increased requirements when it comes to language proficiency, intercultural competence and teaching and learning in a multicultural environment. As a result of internationalisation and the principle of widening participation, the student population has become more heterogeneous. In 2016, the …