Academic Text

• Academic Text has a formal tone and style
• The purpose if Academic Text is to present information
• Precision: abundant use of specific date or figures and avoids use of vague expressions
• Complexity: sophisticated from grammatical standpoint as it utilizes noun words, subordinates or “that-to” complement clauses, and attributive adjectives
• Formality: avoids the use of idioms, colloquial expressions, contracted words, phrasal verbs, and informal verbs
• Objectivity: is based on research and not on the writer’s opinion, based on facts and evidence, also shows both sides of the topic
• Accuracy: correctness and appropriateness of language use
• Academic Writing is used in universities and scholarly publications
• Critique Paper is an academic text that evaluates and analyzes a specific piece of work
• Critique Paper provides a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the work being reviewed
• Concept Paper is a concise document that outlines the main ideas, objectives, and potential outcomes of a proposed research project or initiative
• Position Paper is a type of argument writing that focuses on a stance on an issue and shows how this chosen stance relates to other positions concerning the issue
• Literature Review is a critical and comprehensive analysis of existing literature on a specific topic
• Research Report presents and analyzes information clearly and briefly for a particular audience such as progress report