ACADEMIC WRITING: DIFFICULTIES AND CHALLENGES FOR NEW STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

This research presents a scenario related to academic writing and the situation that university students present to face the challenges that education imposes on them every day. Academic writing is constituted as a primary instrument for learning, communication and the construction of knowledge in the university environment. Students develop argumentation, critical thinking and analytical skills when writing. Therefore, mastering academic writing is essential for academic and professional success. Writing is an essential skill for students to develop cognitive skills in the higher education environment. This research was developed on a study that aims to determine different obstacles that students have in relation to writing in universities, in academic contexts and the essential skills that they must achieve to acquire new knowledge that helps improve academic writing as part of their professional training. In addition, reference is made to the function or role that universities must fulfill to address the difficulties that university students present, by not managing the appropriate tools of academic writing. The criteria that university students should appropriate to strengthen writing in academic contexts were studied. The methodology was developed through documentary research addressing discursive axes related to the topic and, finally, they make known the reflections referring to the leading role that universities must assume in prioritizing, in the first order, the teaching of academic writing. , in higher education environments for the personal and professional success of students.