Higher education reforms and inclusion policies open the door to many new talented students previously unable to enter traditional research universities. However, these new students need academic support, particularly in reading and writing to meet the new expectations and cultures of higher education. Academic reading and writing are challenges even for the best prepared students: the language and textual forms of academic disciplines are unfamiliar and highly specialized--building new relationships between the participants and new approaches to academic subjects. Students should be able to synthesize and evaluate information and ideas from multiple sources and generate their own conclusions within the theoretical frameworks and disciplinary practices of their areas, representing data, evidence and knowledge appropriately and establishing meaningful links with the relevant literature. In fact, students, both new and traditional, would gain from support in building such skills. Such support increases retention, completion of studies and professional success for both types of students.
Keywords:
writing, academic reading and writing, higher education, inclusion, disciplinary practices
Bazerman, C. (2018). EQUITY MEANS HAVING FULL VOICE IN THE CONVERSATION. Lenguas Modernas, (50), Pág. 33 – 46. Retrieved from https://analesfcfm.uchile.cl/index.php/LM/article/view/49249
