Professional Writing and Academic Writing

• Components of Academic writing and Professional writing

  • context
  • message
  • language
  • purpose
  • audience
  • product
• Context


  refers to the situation where professional writing is performed
• Message


  It refers to the content of your document. It includes the main topic and the detailed that support it.
• Language 


  It refers to the channel used to convey the message.
• Purpose 


  It is the reason or motive that you have when communicating.
• General Purposes


  to inform and persuade
• Specific Purposes 


  the reason why you want to inform or persuade your target audience
• Audience


  It refers to the receiver of the message.
• Product


  The output that you intend to produce after considering all the other components.
• Academic Writing


  It is a type of writing produced by students in an academic setting.
• Academic Writing


  Its main purpose is to inform and persuade, not to entertain. It is impersonal and formal.
• Academic Writing 


  In academic text, you need to build a wide-ranging field specific vocabulary.
• Formats that use Academic writing

  • Book review
  • Article critique
  • Literature Review
  • Research Proposal
  • Project Proposal
  • Position paper
• Professional Writing


  Any type of written communication done specifically in a professional context.
• Professional writing


  Most often applied in business and technical writing.
• Professional Writing


  Its main purpose is to persuade and inform readers.
• Professional Writing


  It aims to communicate information to a particular audience.
• Professional Writing


  It uses business English and a more professional tone.
• Formats that use Professional writing

  • Resume
  • Application for College Admission
  • Application for Employment
  • Various forms of Office Correspondence