RNW

• The Nature of Academic Writing

  has a formal tone and style, but it is not complex and does not require the use of long sentences and complicated vocabulary.
• The Purpose of Academic Writing

  is to present information in order to display a clear understanding of a particular subject.
• PRECISION

  is an effective academic writing assumes the abundant use of specific dates or figures and avoids use of vague expressions.
• COMPLEXITY

  is an effective academic writing is more sophisticated from grammatical standpoint as it utilizes noun words, subordinate or “that-to” complement clauses and attributive adjectives.
• FORMALITY

  is an effective academic writing avoids the use of the following: idioms, colloquial expressions, contracted words, phrasal verbs or informal verbs.
• OBJECTIVITY

  is an effective academic writing is based on research and not on the writer’s opinion about a given topic - based on facts and evidence not on the writer’s personal feelings. It also shows both sides of the topic.
• ACCURACY

  is an effective academic writing has accuracy which refers to the correctness and appropriateness of language usage, including aspects such as grammar, punctuation, spelling, and vocabulary.
• Academic writing

  is used in universities and scholarly publications. Its readers or audience are teachers, peers and the academic community
• CRITIQUE PAPER

  It is an academic text that involves evaluating and analyzing a specific piece of work. It provides a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the work being reviewed, offering insights and suggestions for improvement.
• Introduction

  state thesis statement and overview of work to be critiqued.
• Body

  present summary of work being critiqued and writer’s critical evaluation.
• Conclusion

  list down overall evaluation, summary of the key reasons, and recommendations for improvement
• CONCEPT PAPER

  is a concise document that outlines the main ideas, objectives, and potential outcomes of a proposed research project or initiative
• POSITION PAPER

  It 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

  It is a critical and comprehensive analysis of existing scholarly publications, books, articles, and other relevant resources on a specific topic or research question.
• RESEARCH PAPER OR RESEARCH REPORT

  is an academic text that presents and analyzes information clearly and briefly for a particular audience such as research report or progress report (Smith, 2022). There is a detailed format, however, some writers use a shorter and easier format which is known as the IMRaD format.