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Didactic experience / Experiencia didáctica

Teaching academic writing at Spanish universities: analysis of relevant experiences and practices / La enseñanza de la escritura académica en la universidad española. Análisis de experiencias y prácticas relevantes

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Pages 629-648 | Received 30 Apr 2014, Accepted 04 Nov 2014, Published online: 14 Sep 2015
 

Abstract

This paper reports on the various training initiatives available in some Spanish universities which aim to promote academic writing. It focuses mainly on three existing writing initiatives developed at the Ramon Llull University, the Faculty of Education of the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Deusto. These initiatives aim to meet the needs of students who would like to improve the quality of their academic writing and are addressed to students in any degree programme, including undergraduate degrees, Master’s and doctorates. Feedback on students’ written work is essential in all three programmes. In addition, student support throughout the writing process is available, as are sessions where students can enlist the guidance of a tutor.

Resumen

Este artículo recoge diferentes iniciativas de formación que se brindan en algunas universidades españolas para promover la escritura académica. Estas iniciativasse sitúan en la Universidad Ramón Llull, la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y la Universidad de Deusto. Las propuestas intentan dar respuesta a las necesidades de escritura de los estudiantes de diferentes materias y planes de estudios, tanto en Grados, como en Másteres y Doctorados. En las tres experiencias analizadas se busca el feedback de los trabajos escritos, se ofrecen ayudas y apoyos para la escritura en cursos establecidos para tal fin o bien en sesiones de trabajo con la presencia de un tutor.

Notes

1. The SINTE-Lest group, coordinated by Dr. Montserrat Castelló, is focused on the study of reading and academic writing strategies. Their activity is organized around three research lines: (1) learning to write academic texts; (2) writing to learn; and (3) conceptions about writing and writers’ identity.

2. The Academic Writing Service is a project financed by the Complutense University of Madrid as an educational innovation project.

3. Didactext group, coordinated by Dr. Teodoro Álvarez Angulo, is focused on the study comprehension and production of written texts.

1. Tal como se detalla en la presentación de este monográfico, la RIEA-EA se creó en Junio de 2012, después de un primer seminario, con el objetivo de compartir conocimiento, generar instancias de coordinación y analizar el estado de la cuestión de la investigación española en escritura académica en educación superior.

2. El Servicio de Escritura Académica es un proyecto que ha contado con el financiamiento de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid como Proyecto de innovación pedagógica.

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