Students’ writing in university: an analysis of the dimensions of individuals

Authors

  • Elizabeth Maria da Silva Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644414983

Keywords:

Academic writing, “Friendly supports”, Social role, Identity.

Abstract

From a questioning about the conflict established between academic writing learning and academic writing educational expectations, we suggest that the “friendly supports” are one of the alternatives which students use to try to deal with this conflict. These supports can also be useful for students to recognize, gradually, the existence of authority and power relations permeating academic text production, as well as the need to incorporate the social role and identity required by the academy.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Maria da Silva, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Professora de Língua Portuguesa e Linguística na Unidade Acadêmica de Letras da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande.

Published

2015-05-29

How to Cite

Silva, E. M. da. (2015). Students’ writing in university: an analysis of the dimensions of individuals. Education, 40(2), 311–318. https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644414983

Issue

Section

Continuous Demand