We will know how to write. Teaching writing in the Communication degree at the University of Montevideo

Abstract

In this work, the central points of writing teaching at the Faculty of Communication of the University of Montevideo in the twenty years that have passed since its foundation are presented and analyzed. The insistence on mastering the rules and uses of current Spanish, a program of challenging and close readings, personalized correction and self-correction as central instruments are some of the key learnings that result from this teaching experience.The teaching of reading and writing faces multiple challenges in a context of ephemeral relationship with the word and within the primacy of the captivating moving image. Communication faculties play a fundamental role in training professionals capable of “reading well”, mainly to then be able to “write well”.