Perspectives on Academic Writing in European Higher Education: Genres, Practices, and Competences

[EN] Academic writing in European higher education is a little explored field hidden behind fifty major language and fifty national educational systems of which it is part. The article aims at developing a perspective for studying the diversity of writing in Europe and finding a shared language for...

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Autor: Kruse, Otto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/140442
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/140442
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Academic Writing
Higher Education
Genres
Competences
Writing practices
Escritura académica
Educación Superior
Géneros
Competencias
Prácticas de escritura
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Sumario:[EN] Academic writing in European higher education is a little explored field hidden behind fifty major language and fifty national educational systems of which it is part. The article aims at developing a perspective for studying the diversity of writing in Europe and finding a shared language for analyzing student writing. The article recaps baselines theories for the teaching of writing and reports on three important European writing traditions. The main part of the paper is devoted to three foundational conceptions for writing: The role of genres in understanding student writing, the function of writing practices for the organization of student writing and the meaning of writing competences for the teaching of writing.