Escribir en la universidad: reflexiones sobre el proceso de composición escrita de textos académicos

Abstract

This article presents some theoretical and practical reflections about the composition process of academic texts at the college level. From a didactic perspective, writing is conceived as a process in which peer revision plays an important role in academic writing. The article is divided in three parts. The first one is a review of some studies on the teaching of writing in general from a discourse and interactive perspective and the teaching of Spanish writing at the Universidad del Valle in particular, which serves as a framework of writing as a process. Finally, the evaluation of some students’ experiences when writing short academic texts is made. The students believe that peer revision is a useful strategy to develop college academic writing abilities, especially when composing short articles.