CRWT111 WK3

• What questions should you raise?

  • What is the title? Does it reflect the topic?
  • What details, style and arguments do you expect?
  • What do you currently know about the topic? Are there gaps and grey areas with your current knowledge of the topic?
  • Is there any need for background reading prior to reading the current text in order to make understanding faster and more fluid?
• Who are the stakeholders?

  • Who is in concern in the issue?
  • Who controls the result of the issue?
  • Who are the key decision makers or key contributors in creating and resolving the issue?
  • Who is affected by the issue?
• What do you know about the author?

  • What is the background of the author?
  • What are his or her goals in writing the text?
• The text is no longer consistent with the author’s prior works orstatements, so you need to consider some information:

  • When was the text published?
  • Where was it published?
  • Who was the publisher?
• Written by experts in a particular field.

  Academic Articles
• The language used here is formal, sometimes containing jargons and other technical stylistic choices.

  Academic Articles
• The authors are well represented in academic articles as their names, credentials and affiliations build the text’s credibility and reputation.The references are also compiled to support the veracity of all information included in the text.
• Academic articles are considered as primary sources as they have been scientifically and systematically researched and written.
• They are not self-published. Rather, the manuscript goes through a series of editing, typesetting and quality checking performed by other experts in a peer-review setting.

  Academic Articles
• It is written for the mass public.

  Non-Academic Articles
• There are times when creativity is favored over credibility.

  Non-Academic Articles
• Informality may be preferred over formality since these text normally target the masses and not the experts and professionals.

  Non-Academic Articles
• They are published quickly and can be written by anyone.

  Non-Academic Articles
• Authorship is not limited to credentials, writing ability or substance, as fame, with or without credibility, sometimes suffices as qualification for writing non-academic articles.
• There are also times when creativity is favored over credibility.

  Non-Academic Articles
• References are not required and consistency is a choice, not a requirement.

  Non-Academic Articles
• Non-academic articles are considered as secondary sources and should never be prioritized over academic articles as references.