10.4225/03/5930bd3d0950c Kate Chanock Kate Chanock Using systemic functional linguistics in university teaching: a postgraduate class on making writing more "readable" Monash University 2017 Academic discourse 1959.1/6600 journal article Systemic functional linguistics monash:6600 Monash University. Faculty of Arts. School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. 2017-06-02 01:19:55 Journal contribution https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Using_systemic_functional_linguistics_in_university_teaching_a_postgraduate_class_on_making_writing_more_readable_/5063530 While systemic functional linguistics illuminates many of the language practices of university students, its terminology can be daunting. I am interested in finding ways of offering insights from systemics with the minimum of jargon, to help students with the problems they experience in negotiating academic discourse. One such attempt is a session for postgraduates on density in writing, and some differences between speaking and writing in academic contexts. The session, described in this paper, suggests ways making writing more readable, and a procedure by which students can identify the linguistic changes needed to turn a chapter or article into an oral presentation.