Reading and learning in the University: a social, historical and cultural practice

Abstract The present essay aims at delineating a theoretical and methodological discussion about the reading and writing teaching and learning practices in academic sphere based on social and historical epistemological considerations. To do so, we review Bakhtin's Circle and New Literacies studies in order to construct a debate concerning the use of written language in the university. We believe that this essay is relevant not only because it seeks to contribute with the Applied Linguistics current discussions about reading and learning in the academic sphere as well as it corroborates the contributions of bakhtinian studies and the researches of academic literacy to the reframing of pedagogical practices around the reading and writing teaching at the university.摘要 本文旨在基于社会与历史认识论视角，对学术领域内的读写教与学实践展开理论与方法论层面的系统探讨。为此，本文梳理巴赫金学派（Bakhtin's Circle）与新读写能力研究（New Literacies studies）的核心理论，以构建关于大学书面语言使用的学术研讨框架。我们认为，本文的研究价值不仅在于为应用语言学（Applied Linguistics）领域内关于学术场景读写与学习的既有讨论提供有益支撑，同时还可佐证巴赫金研究与学术读写能力（academic literacy）研究的贡献，助力重构大学读写教学的实践范式。