ACADEMIC WRITING

• Academic Writing - used by students, teachers used to communicate concepts, express opinions, and participate in scholarly discussions.
• Complexity - tends to be more complicated has longer words
• Formality - avoid using abbreviated forms and two-word verbs
• Objectivity - you are more concerned about facts rather than personal feelings or biases
• Accuracy - using a lot of technical language, so make you are not using the improper words and phrases
• Precision - you need to be specific especially in dealing with facts, figures, and dates