Resumo

FUMERO, Francisca. A prototype for academic texts as the result of the meta-linguistic activity of the UPEL teacher. Investigación y Postgrado [online]. 2008, vol.23, n.2, pp.15-43. ISSN 1316-0087.

The present research had as a goal designing constructing a prototype of an academic text written. The idea was to help teachers, from Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador-Instituto Pedagógico de Maracay, to start, complete and divulge their research by creating a set of guidelines.  Many academic papers presuppose a reader familiar with the scientific discipline. This research used the qualitative paradigm under the hermeneutic method. In addition, it was framed by the Special Project model. In order to carry out the research twelve volunteer teachers from UPEL-Maracay in the study. The only condition to be part of the study was to be a regular active or retired teacher. The prototype was tested by writing texts to be used as conference papers. The prototype is based on: a) the teacher’s need to create a textual product that serves the pragmatic function; and b) the possibility of offering methodological instructions in order to write a text.

Palavras-chave : academic text; textual linguistics; reading and writing; pragmatism.