ACADEMIC WRITING

• Academic writing


  Communicates your ideas, opinions, information and research to the wider academic communication
• Types of academic writing


  • Book reports
  • Essay
  • Research
  • Thesis
• Complexity of academic writing

  • More complicated
  • Longer words
  • High level words
  • Formal words
• Formality of academic writing


  • Formal vocabulary choice
  • Correct use of grammar
  • Accurate use of vocabulary
• To avoid in academic writing: Informal words or slang (e.g. char, cheese, charot), Contractions (e.g. can't, won't), Two-word verbs (e.g. break up, fill out)
• Accuracy in academic writing

  Built with correct information and grammar, uses technical language
• Example of accuracy in academic writing


  • The young model is accurate down to the tiniest details that makes her a barbie because she passed the company's standards and expectations
• Objectivity in academic writing

  Research-based, not relying only on own understanding, opinions or ideas
• Example of objectivity in academic writing

  • Doctors recommend at least thirty minutes of physical activity everyday to maintain a healthy lifestyle and healthy body figure
• Precision in academic writing


  Complete ideas, dates, figures and information
• Example of precision in academic writing

  • Since the year 1978, 50 million people visit the artworks of Vincent Van Gogh to admire his beautiful creations