Academic writing competences for diverse writers: the experience of producing a first-degree work in the post- pandemic

Abstract

Considering the challenges to develop academic writing competence at the university, which have worsened in the post-pandemic context, this study systematizes an experience in progress whose main purpose is to characterize the writing experiences of students who are studying second year of university in the context of preparing their first-degree project. The participants are second-year students of a Baccalaureate program at a selective university in Chile who are taking a course that seeks to support them in the production of their first-degree work, the professors of that course and professors who taught classes at students in their first year. The production and analysis of data is carried out in 2 stages: Diagnosis and Implementation. This proposal contains the results of the diagnosis that indicate that the students require accompaniment for the management and production of written texts, which justifies the implementation of the course.