EAPP REVIEWER 1

• is a formal and rather impersonal mode of writing that is

  intended for a scholarly audience.

  Academic writing
• heavily contains vocabulary typical to a specific

  field.

  academic writing
• SOME TIPS FOR ACADEMIC WRITING

  *Always use formal language. Avoid using colloquialism or slang.

  *Don’t use contractions (shortened verb forms).

  *Use the third-person point of view and avoid the first-person point of view.

  *Don’t pose questions; convert the questions into statements.

  *Avoid exaggerations or hyperbole.

  *Don’t make sweeping generalizations

  *Be clear and concise and avoid repeating.
• is writing that is not intended for an academic

  audience. They are written for a lay audience or the mass public. This type of

  writing may be personal, impressionistic, emotional, or subjective in nature.

  Non-academic writing
• Example of non-academic writing

  1. Email messages

  2. Personal opinions

  3. Newspapers

  4. Magazine

  5. Blog article
• It is based on personal opinions and feeling

  rather than on facts that comes from reliable sources.
• It is based on personal opinions and feeling

  rather than on facts that comes from reliable sources.

  Subjective and Personal
• It is a self-evident, and used for style as an

  impressive persuasive device. It may have an obvious answer, but the questioner asks it to lay emphasis to the point.

  Asking rhetorical questions
• is the language used in the classroom and workplace, the

  language of text, the language assessments, the language of academic success and the language of power.

  Academic Language
• has a unique set of rules: it should be explicit, formal and

  factual as well as objective and analytical in nature.

  Academic Language
• Academic Language is


  formal

  objective

  impersonal

  precise
• requires considerable effort to construct meaningful

  sentences, paragraphs, and arguments that make the text easy to comprehend.

  Formal Writing
• The tone used in academic writing is usually ______ meaning that it should

  not sound conversational or casual.

  Formal
• Academic language is ________ in that you generally do not refer to yourself as the performer of actions. This involves avoiding the personal pronouns ‘I’ and ‘we’. For example, instead of writing ‘I will show’, you might write ‘this report will show’. The second person, ‘you’, is also to be avoided.

  Impersonal
• Impersonal is....

  * Avoiding personal pronouns * Using passive voice * Using third person * Making things rather than people the subject of sentences: