La literacidad académica y el artículo de investigación como género discursivo

Abstract

Academic literacy is a broad concept that includes the literate practices that take place around the text, and the research article is one of the most widely used genres in academia. This paper aims to theoretically address both concepts in order to highlight the usefulness of knowing the features that distinguish the research article in the development of academic literacy. First, the term literacy and its relationship with the comprehension and written composition of academic texts are defined. Next, the research article is characterized according to the movements and steps that are contemplated in the introduction and conclusion sections. Finally, the pedagogical potential that knowledge of the movements of the introduction and conclusion can have in the processes of comprehension, composition and editing of the research article is proposed