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    The document discusses the essential elements of academic writing. It notes that academic writing aims to communicate research, information, and ideas as clearly as possible through organized and scholarly arguments. There are two main types - students' writing for learning purposes and experts' writing for creating new knowledge. Key features of academic writing include formality, complexity, precision, objectivity, explicitness, organization, and responsibility in citing sources. Common types of academic works are abstracts, annotated bibliographies, journal articles, essays, and research papers. The overall purpose of academic writing is to share knowledge and understanding on a topic as clearly as possible through logical reasoning and objective analysis.

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    The document discusses the essential elements of academic writing. It notes that academic writing aims to communicate research, information, and ideas as clearly as possible through organized and scholarly arguments. There are two main types - students' writing for learning purposes and experts' writing for creating new knowledge. Key features of academic writing include formality, complexity, precision, objectivity, explicitness, organization, and responsibility in citing sources. Common types of academic works are abstracts, annotated bibliographies, journal articles, essays, and research papers. The overall purpose of academic writing is to share knowledge and understanding on a topic as clearly as possible through logical reasoning and objective analysis.

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    Essential elements in academic writing

    Academic English

    - a variety of English sharing research


    - formal
    -

    Academic writing

    - variety
    o rules, conventions and expectation
    - academic works that communicate research, information and ideas as clearly as possible.
    - present arguments in clear organized and scholarly manner.
    - scholar communication among intellectuals and students.
    - any writing to fulfil college or university requirements including publication, research and
    conference papers or any assignment in academic settings.
    - two types of writing
    o students' writing
     college and university assessment
     purpose: learning
     audience: tutor or professor

    o experts' writing
     publications
     purpose: new knowledge and creation
     audience: same field experts
    - not simple description but information, date etc analysised and evaluated

    types of academic writing

    1. abstract
    2. annotated bibliography
    3. academic journal article
    4. book report
    5. conference paper
    6. dissertation
    7. essay
    8. explication
    9. literary criticism
    10. research paper
    11. research proposal
    12. textbook
    13. thesis

    features of academic writing

    1. formality
    a. no colloquial words
    b. no abbreviated or contracted form
    c. no two words verb
    d. no sub-heading, numbering and bulletpoint in essay but in report
    e. choose words
    f. no asking question
    2. complexity
    3. precision
    a. information, data and figure
    4. objectivity
    a. no personal words
    5. explicitness
    a. connections between sentences and paragraphes
    6. organization
    a. well-organised
    b. flow in logical reasoning
    7. hedging
    8. responsibility
    a. sources understanding
    9. planning
    10. logical and argumentative

    Academic writing purpose

    to inform knowledge but not to entertain

    "The purpose of academic writing is to share one's knowledge and understanding of a topic with others
    as clearly as possible." (McLaren, 2003)

    general characteristics of academic writing

    1. Focus on specific research questions.


    2. Logical reasoning: use objective facts and impartial (third-party)
    assessment rather than subjective feeling (biases) and preoccupied
    judgment that involve critical thinking based upon best possible
    available evidence.
    3. Use a clear and precise (subject- and discipline-specific) language.
    4. Use coherent (organized) structure that presents unified (not self-
    contradictory or vague) ideas in answering a research question.
    5. *Source citations: Use of relevant primary/secondary source references
    and include a reference list (cited works) or bibliography, when
    appropriate.
    Basic Academic Writing

    1. think
    2. choose the best
    3. outline
    4. write right

    Academic Writing Elements

    - thesis
    - motive
    - evidence
    - analysis
    - style
    - keyterms
    - tone and stance
    - structure
    -

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