English for academic purposes e letramentos acadêmicos: as praticas da Medicina Veterinaria da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

• Ano de defesa: 2024
• Autor(a) principal: Radünz, Amanda Petry
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Brasil; Letras; UFSM; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras; Centro de Artes e Letras
• Palavras-chave em Português: Escrita acadêmica; Inglês para fins acadêmicos; Medicina veterinária; Letramentos aadêmicos; Academic literacies; Academic writing; English for academic purposes; Veterinary medicine; CNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRAS
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/33225

This study investigates the practices of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) within the Graduation Program in Veterinary Medicine at the Federal University of Santa Maria (PPGMV/UFSM). The primary focus of the research is academic writing, which is examined within the perspective of Academic Literacies (LEA; STREET, 1998) and Academic Writing Discourses (IVANIČ, 2004). The research adopts a qualitative, interpretivist, and textographic approach, incorporating document analysis, surveys, participant observations, and interviews. The findings identify three main EAP practices within PPGMV/UFSM: 1) the offering of courses which engage with EAP, 2) participation in international academic mobility programs, and 3) a culture of publishing in English. The EAP-focused courses at PPGMV/UFSM provide master and doctoral students with opportunities for peer reviewing and writing scientific papers in English, engaging in oral presentations, and participating as viewers in academic seminars, among other activities. Recurrent participation in international academic mobility programs across various academic levels (undergraduate, master, doctoral, teaching/research) has proven essential for EAP practices at PPGMV/UFSM, as it contributes to the linguistic improvement of participants in English and provides exposure to diverse techniques and methodologies. The PPGMV/UFSM demonstrates a strong inclination towards publishing scientific research in English, emphasizing concise language and the publication of research results in the format of scientific papers. Despite these EAP initiatives, the results indicate challenges for students, particularly less experienced ones, in effectively engaging in academic authorship practices within their community of practice. As contributions to the field of Applied Linguistics, additional actions are suggested to complement the existing EAP practices within this community, such as employing guided reading approaches to the teaching of writing, based on critical literacies theories (KALANTZIS et al., 2016), and the training of readers as discourse analysts (MOTTA-ROTH, 2009), as well as providing more opportunities throughout the courses for students to practice writing in English, as recommended by the Academic Literacies Pedagogy (GIMENEZ; THOMAS, 2015) and the Academic Writing Cycle (MOTTA-ROTH, 2009).