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Reading To Be: The Role Of Academic Reading In Emergent Academic And Professional Student Identities, Moira Maguire, Ann Everitt Reynolds, Brid Delahunt

Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice

Despite the widespread acknowledgement of the importance of academic reading, much research tends to focus on academic writing. The role of academic writing in the development of academic and professional identities is generally accepted. In contrast, the role of academic reading has been less visible in the literature, and when discussed, it tends to be conceptualised as a generic skill.

In this paper, we explore the role of reading in emergent academic identities in undergraduates. We reflect on research with our own Nursing and Midwifery students that highlighted the role of reading in the development of ‘writing capital.’ Drawing on …