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Each faculty and the Centre for Aboriginal Studies has a Faculty English Language Development (FELD) Coordinator who is responsible for discipline-aligned English language development.
Business and Law: Dr Mahnaz Hall
(Tel: 9266 7773, Email: FBLACD@curtin.edu.au)
Health Sciences: Dr Paul Kebble
(Tel: 9266 4917, Email: EnglishFoHS@curtin.edu.au)
Humanities: Chantelle Leach
(Tel: 9266 9239, Email: EnglishHum@curtin.edu.au)
Science and Engineering: Dr Reva Ramiah
(Tel: 9266 7484, Email: SELL@curtin.edu.au)
Download journal articles [.pdf 158kB] which may help you to assist your students in developing their English language proficiency.
The Global Descriptors for English language proficiency [pdf – 86kB] are derived from the Common European Framework and articulate a broad outline for the staged development of English language proficiency, from a prescribed minimum commencement level (B2) to a target level of mastery at graduation (C2).
Academics teaching at a particular level of study should be mindful of the need to consider English language proficiency as developmental over the course of a university degree, and to build expectations for a specified level of English proficiency into curriculum and assessment design, as in the sample Proficiency guides below.
What language used in this unit is unique to this discipline?
How does the language in this unit change according to audience?
How does the language in this unit change according to the purpose of the communication?
There are many aspects of language that students can receive feedback on, so it is important to choose the ones which will have the most impact on comprehensibility. The following list provides some aspects which students should prioritise when developing their English language proficiency.
