Academic writing

• Academic writing


  A particular style of writing used for formal essays and reports to convey knowledge, data, and information in a clear, precise, concise, and objective manner
• Academic writing


  • Persuasive and informative essays
  • Research papers
• Academic writing


  • Complexity - Written language is relatively more complex than spoken language
  • Formality - Avoids colloquial words and expressions
  • Precision - Facts and figures are given precisely
  • Objectivity - Main emphasis is on the information and arguments, not the writer
  • Accuracy - Uses vocabulary accurately with specific meanings
  • Responsibility - Writer must provide evidence and justification for claims
• Academic writing uses words that are formal, standard, and impersonal
• The objective of academic writing is to inform rather than entertain
• Five main features of academic writing are complexity, formality, objectivity, accuracy, and responsibility
• Academic writing uses language precisely and accurately
• Academic writing is well-organized and planned
• In academic writing, you must be responsible for, and must be able to provide evidence and justification for, any claims you make
• In academic writing, you must demonstrate an understanding of any source texts you use
• Academic writing avoids the use of "I" and "we" first person pronouns
• Academic writing emphasizes the information and arguments, not the writer's personal opinion
• Academic writing
• Academic writing uses more noun-based phrases than verb-based phrases
• Academic writing uses more subordinate clauses and more passive constructions than spoken language
• Academic writing uses a more varied and precise vocabulary than spoken language
• Academic writing avoids contractions like "don't", "can't", etc.
• Academic writing avoids colloquial language
• Academic writing uses longer words and is lexically more dense than spoken language