1. Communicative competence: fundamental properties of texts.
    -Congruence or elocutionary competence
    – Language accuracy or competence
    – Pragmatic suitability or competence
  2. Textual bases and academic genres
    – Narration, description, and dialogue
    – Exposition and argumentation. Academic argumentation
    – Oral and written academic genres
    – The review. Review workshop
  3. Academic work
    – Research work. Types
    – Development. Stages: planning, drafting, revision
    – Academic language and style
    – Structure of a research paper
    – Bibliography and citations
    – Query tools