University Pathway Programs: Local Responses within a Growing Global Trend (PDF)

Dr. Cintia Agosti is currently an academic language and learning adviser for students enrolled in Masters by research within the International Studies Department at Macquarie University. Cintia has been associated with Macquarie University for over two decades as a unit convenor, lecturer and tutor for several departments. She was in charge of an academic literacies course offered to international students at the Macquarie University Graduate School of Management and of three discipline-specific academic communication units delivered at the Macquarie University International College. She convened Language for Specific Purposes in the Linguistics Department and taught Spanish and Cross-cultural Communication within the International Studies Department. Beyond Macquarie University, she was a consultant for Griffith University helping set up the Griffith University English Language Institute's direct entry programs. She was also commissioned by English Australia and ATESOL to run professional development sessions for teachers of English for Academic Purposes. She is a published author in the fields of academic literacies, assessment, curriculum and teacher development as well as in Latin American history, film and sociology. Cintia has also presented widely at conferences in countries as varied as Argentina, Australia, Cambodia, Portugal and Spain.



Dr Eva Bernat is the national Academic Director of the Australian School of Applied Management, Women and Leadership Australia, and the National Excellence in School Leadership Initiative. Previously, she spent 15 years in various academic roles at Macquarie University, University of New South Wales, and The University of Notre Dame Australia where she was instrumental in developing and coordinating the university's popular alternative entry programs. Dr Bernat has published over two dozen peer reviewed papers and has been an invited keynote speaker in Australia, Poland, Turkey, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.