Who is the primary audience for this essay?
David Bartholomae´s primary audience for the essay “Inventing the University” are teachers. Throughout the article, the audience is stated when Bartholomae uses "we" when referring to professors and “they” for college students.
What message does the author have for this audience? What is the primary claim?
The author claims that every freshman college student should take on the challenge of improving their writing to feel comfortable making a transition from high school to a higher academic level. Bartholomae suggests that students adapt to the new ideas, languages and practices of a common college student to fit in the academic community. The article also discusses the reason why basic writers fail
