Disciplinary literacy

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The ability to comprehend, navigate, and use the linguistic styles and discourse practices of a variety of different scholarly disciplines. uncountable

    "Disciplinary literacy has been particularly impactful in secondary education, and shares much in common with English for Specific Purposes (ESP), where the focus has been more on tertiary education."

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literacy across disciplinesliteracy education

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"Disciplinary literacy has been particularly impactful in secondary education, and shares much in common with English for Specific Purposes (ESP), where the focus has been more on tertiary education."

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