The research, stimulation, promotion and
mediation activities on reading and writing, have gained great importance in
the national and international university contexts, thanks to the agreement of
the academic communities about the essential role that the meaning building
processes play in the development of knowledge, in academic life and in the
integral formation of the students. Likewise, the constant transformation of
the social and discursive practices on societies, leads the universities to
face new challenges in the academic and professional life, especially in the reading
and writing of diverse text types that evolve within the different fields of
knowledge.
Another element relevant to this
educational proposal is the inquiry within the research communities in the Colombian
universities about: How to guide the reading and writing processes in the
Higher Education? What should be taught? What kind of skills should be
strengthened? What are the appropriate methodologies? How to offer the courses?
These questions have put into evidence the
complexity and the need to start a permanent research and action process on
reading and writing, from within the teaching and learning practices, which
implies a laborious and committed work. It is important to note that the
Universities have been aware of the questions mentioned, which don’t
lead, necessarily, to unique and definitive answers.
