I am a lecturer at the University of South Africa, UNISA, and my main interests are in academic writing at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Many of our students struggle with writing and I have dedicated my time into supporting students in this area. I intend planning a 3-4 year project examining our practices for teaching writing, especially for EFL, ESL and EFL students. I have several requests:
· First, I invite any of your colleagues to my university in 2015 or 2016 as a visiting scholar, to offer workshops and a presentation or two.
· Second, I request 5 or 6 scholars in academic writing who are willing to come to UNISA for a year or so beginning in 2015 or 2016. The USA Embassy here in Pretoria offers funding for US scholars and my university can also contribute to the funding.
· Third, is it possible to come up with a collaborative research project on student writing between UNISA and a university?
Mirriam MK Lephalala, PhD (Edinburgh)
Associate Professor
Manager: The Povey Centre
Coordinator: Short Learning Programmes
Department of English Studies
University of South Africa
Office 6-38, Theo van Wyk Building
Tel: 012 429 6396
Fax: 012 429 6222
Email: [email protected]