II JORNADA DE ALFABETIZACIÓN ACADÉMICA DEL PROFESORADO DE INGLÉS: “La escritura académica: proceso entre los niveles Superior a Postgrado” 31 de Octubre y 1ero de Noviembre de 2025
AUTHORS
Professor Sabrina Vanesa Mendoza
Sabrina Mendoza is a teacher of English who graduated from ISFD Nº 88 Paulo Freire. She has over fourteen years of experience teaching English at primary and secondary levels in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is currently pursuing two bachelor’s degrees: the Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa at Universidad Nacional de La Matanza (UNLaM) and the Licenciatura en Educación at Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham (UNAHUR). Her academic interests include language teaching methodology, curriculum analysis, and academic writing in English as a foreign language.
Professor Yamila Valdez
Yamila Valdez is a teacher of English who graduated from ISFDyT N°88 “Paulo Freire” in 2023. She has over eight years of experience teaching English at primary and secondary state-run schools in La Matanza. Since 2019, she has run her own private English school in Virrey del Pino, where she works exclusively with teachers trained at ISFDyT N°88 and ISFD N°241. She is currently pursuing a degree in Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa at Universidad Nacional de La Matanza (UNLaM). Her academic interests include lesson planning, process assessment, literature-based programmes, and the observation and analysis of English as a foreign language lessons.
Abstract
This paper explores our experience as fourth-year students writing our first academic research paper. It reflects on the main stages of academic writing – topic selection, planning, drafting, revising, and editing – and discusses the challenges encountered along the way and the strategies used to overcome them. The goal is to demystify the idea of the research paper as a thesis-like production and present it instead as a formative and accessible first approach to academic writing. By fostering reflection and participation, this session aims to encourage future writers to view the writing process as a meaningful experience of learning and growth.
Keywords: academic writing, research paper, writing process, reflection, student experience, teacher education, academic literacy.
