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The document introduces the academic writing style, emphasizing its structure, purpose, and audience. It outlines the characteristics of academic writing, including clarity, conciseness, and formal tone, while distinguishing it from other writing styles. Additionally, it highlights the importance of academic writing in developing critical thinking, language, and research skills.

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01 - Academic Writing Style

The document introduces the academic writing style, emphasizing its structure, purpose, and audience. It outlines the characteristics of academic writing, including clarity, conciseness, and formal tone, while distinguishing it from other writing styles. Additionally, it highlights the importance of academic writing in developing critical thinking, language, and research skills.

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The Academic

Writing Style
An Introduction to the Writing Style
Writi
ng
At the end of the lesson, you’ll:

• determine the structure of academic text;


• explain the specific ideas related to
academic texts; and
• differentiate language used in academic
texts from various disciplines/other texts.
What is writing?

• It is a form of human communication by


means of a set of visible marks that are
related, by convention, to some particular
structural level of language.
What is writing?
• It may be defined as any conventional
system of marks or signs that represents
the utterances of a language. Writing
renders language visible; while speech
is ephemeral.
• The following are factors in writing:
• topic, role, purpose, and audience.
Topic/Context
• What is the text about?
• What details am I importing to the
readers?
• What is being discussed in the text?
• What is the main idea?
Role
• Who am I as a writer?
• Do I write as a sibling? A student? A
customer?
• What shoes are you filling in?
• What is your perspective in writing?
Purpose

• Why am I writing this in the first place?


• What influences you to write?
• What are the personal interests that
affect your decision to write?
Audience

• Who is reading this piece?


• What knowledge does he/she need to
understand in my writing?
What is Academic
Writing Style?
Academic Writing Style

• Academic writing is clear, concise,


focused, structured and backed up
by evidence. Its purpose is to aid
the reader’s understanding.
Academic Writing Style
• Its characteristics include a formal
tone, use of the third-person rather
than first-person perspective (usually),
a clear focus on the research
problem under investigation, and
precise word choice.
Characteristics of Academic
Writing
• Planned and focused: answers the question and
demonstrates an understanding of the subject.
• Structured: is coherent, written in a logical order,
and brings together related points and material.
• Evidenced: demonstrates knowledge of the subject
area, supports opinions and arguments with
evidence, and is referenced accurately.
• Formal in tone and style: uses appropriate
language and tenses, and is clear, concise and
balanced.
How is it different from others?
• First, academic writing is formal in style. Personal
writing does not have to be formal and often
times it is not.
• Second, academic writing is based on extensive
research and seeks to prove a point within an
academic field. This alone makes it very different
than any other type of writing.
• Third, academic writing is meant for a specific
audience. It is not for the general public.
Importance of Academic Writing

• It develops the:
• Critical thinking and reasoning skills
• Language skills
• Research skills, because you learn a lot
How is it different
from other writing
styles?
Question and
Answer

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