Embedding academic literacy in degree curricula

In recent years, there has been growing interest in the notion of embedding academic literacy in university degree course curricula (e.g. Arkoudis S and Starfield S, Paper presented at the national symposium: English language competence of international students, Sydney, August 2007; McWilliams and Allen, J Univ Learn Teach Pract 11:1–20, 2014) rather than teaching it as an extra-curricular activity typically delivered via English language teaching units or cognate departments (e.g. TESOL and Applied Linguistics)