Writing at University: Difficulties in the Vestibular Essays and Perspectives for Law Course Student

Authors

  • Sueli Cristina Marquesi Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
  • Ana Lúcia Tinoco Cabral Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2236-4242.v31i1p51-71

Keywords:

Writing, University Teaching, Text Plan, Context, Review.

Abstract

In this article, we reflect upon the incoming students’ writing difficulties from a Brazilian university. From the data collected in the vestibular results for the Law course and an essay analysis, we propose reflections that guide the work of writing in the university, with a view to overcoming these difficulties. The analytical procedures that we adopt combine notions of text plan (ADAM, 2011) and context (VAN DIJK, 2012; 2016), as well as studies on writing review (PINTO, 2015; HEURLEY, 2006). For the discussion, we use an essay drawn from a corpus consisting of texts produced during 2017 admission selection process to the Law course.

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Author Biographies

  • Sueli Cristina Marquesi, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
    Professora doutora da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
  • Ana Lúcia Tinoco Cabral, Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul
    Professora doutora da Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul

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Published

2018-03-27

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2018): Writing at the University: Three Lusophone Visions

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

MARQUESI, Sueli Cristina; CABRAL, Ana Lúcia Tinoco. Writing at University: Difficulties in the Vestibular Essays and Perspectives for Law Course Student. Linha D’Água, São Paulo, v. 31, n. 1, p. 51–71, 2018. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2236-4242.v31i1p51-71. Disponível em: https://periodicos.usp.br/linhadagua/article/view/140348.. Acesso em: 2 jun. 2024.