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This article reports on a study which assessed the impact of an academic literacy course on students' academic literacy levels. A combination of instruments suggested in an evaluation design by Fouché, Van Dyk and Butler (2016) was drawn on. Firstly, a pre-test/post-test design was used with three instruments, namely a valid and reliable academic literacy test, a writing assignment which was assessed...