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What is Academic Writing? - Coggle Diagram
What is Academic Writing?
Definitions
Student Academic Writing
Tutors or professors
Demonstrate learning
Assessment at university
Expert Academic Writing
Writen by experts in the field
Create new knowledge
Writing for publication
Features
Precise
It includes the use of technical vocabulary
You need to demonstrate understanding to tutor
Evidenced
Opinions and arguments should be supported by evidence
Facts
Reasons
Examples
Statistics
Citations
Critical
Information shoul be analyzed and evaluated before is used
Critical writing requieres a lot of research
Structured
Should have a clear structure
Coherent
Cohesive
Clear focus
It often derives frome the genre of writing
Literature Review
Dissertation
Research Proposal
Essay
Features
Objetive
Emphasis is placed on the arguments and information rather than on the writer
Using passive voice
Balanced
Academic writing should give considerations to all issues
An academic writer should show how strong their claims are
Use of hedges
Suggest, could, indicates
Formal
Avoid contractions and colloquial words
See academic word list and Academic Collocation List