“…It is also the competent use of language to communicate, express, argue, apply and infer in academic contexts. Because of the importance of language in learning, students' competencies in it have been pointed out as a contributory factor in university students' low academic success (Ralarala, Pineteh & Mchiza 2016). As an intervention, most education systems have devised various strategies to mitigate and support student academic literacy (Butler 2013).…”