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Academic Writing Style
Academic Writing Genres
IMRD
Dissertation/thesis
To apply for a university degree
report
Carry out the research
Explain methods and describe result
Analyze it
Evaluate findings
Identify a problem
Justify conclusions
case study
Education
Psychology
Applied linguistics
To study one specific example either at onepoint in a time or over a period of time
Proposal
Research Methodology
Plan of Work and Time Schedule
Research Question
References
Background and Rationale
Review
Form part of a larger work
Stand alone
Critical review
To evaluate articles or researches
Research proposal
To outline a possible research plan and justify why research should be carried out
Reflective writing
To recall what you have learned
Essay
short essays: 600 words
extended essays: 3000 words
tyle or kind
Academic Writing Features
Academic writing is more complex
complex grammatical structures
noun phrases
relative clauses
passive voice
don't do
difficult grammatical structures
make strong statements
long, difficult words
complex: difficult, challenging ideas
Academic writing
most significant distinction
Other writing
big differences
Academic writing has a more formal structure
the same length
Paragraph structure
Topic sentence
Outline of argument
supporting evidence
Short conclusion
Transition
three parts
Main body
Conclusion
Introduction
Academic writing is more objective
I think there are four main areas where I can see bis defferences between standard writing and academic writing
Generally speaking, there are four main areas where differences between standard writing and academic writing can be seen...
should do this
Academic writing uses more referencing
what is Academic Writing?
reader
To interpret question
To meet the criteria
process
Planning the text
Drafting and redrafting the text
Organizing the information
where to get information
Journal papers
Magazine papers
Books
Dissertations
Conference papers
Gathering information
how to plan the text
Main text
Development
Conclusion
Introduction
End matter
References
Appendices
Preliminaries
Abstract
Table of contents
title page
Course
Title
Name
Lecturer
Purpose
to dispute or support existing theories
to display knowledge
to provide evidence to support your ideas
to write for a degree
Choose title
Work independently
Receive support and guidelines
to develop and express your ideas on a topic
Create fresh understanding and your own conclusions