About ACU

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a hub of rigorous academic excellence and devoted community. Through residential and online undergraduate and graduate programs, we equip students for lives of service leadership, empowering them through exceptional teaching that unlocks the power of their curiosity and prepares them to create the solutions that will address the opportunities of today and tomorrow.

Sources

1. Adam, M. J. (2004). Modeling the connections between word recognition and reading. In R.B. Ruddell & N. J. Unrau (Eds.), Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading (5th Edn) (pp. 1219-1243). Newark, DE: IRA.
2. de Jong, E. & Harper, C. A. (2005) Preparing mainstream teachers for English-language learners: is being a good teacher good enough?, Teacher Education Quarterly, 32, 101-112.
3. Rosenblatt, L. M. (1978). The reader, the text, the poem: The transactional theory of the literary work. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.

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