Introduction: The role of the university -- A Learning community -- Considering the role of language in learning and teaching -- Identifying genres or text types in academic writing -- Linking personal and academic literacies with disciplinary discourse -- Developing an academic vocabulary to communicate effectively -- Applying skills and strategies to read selectively -- Interacting with texts to learn from subject content -- Recognising discourse markers that signal text functions -- Translating information visually -- Engaging with the writing process -- Contesting academic issues through argumentation -- Structuring an argumentative essay -- Referencing and documenting your sources -- Preparing to hand in your paper.