Definition of Academic Witing

Definition of Academic Witing:
Any writing done to fulfil a requirement of a college or university. Academic

writing is also used for publications that are read by teachers and researchers or
presented at conferences. In brief, academic writing is any writing assignment given
in an academic setting.
The term academic writing refers to the forms of expository and argumentative
prose used by university students,faculty and researchers to convey a body of
information about a particular subject. Generally, academic writing is expected to be
precise, semi–formal, impersonal and objective.
Abroad definition of academic writing is any writing done to fulfill a
requirement of a college or university. Academic writing is also used for publications
that are read by teachers and researchers or presented at conferences. Avery broad
definition of academic writing should include any writing assignment given in an
academic setting.
The documents where academic writing is used are:
-Books and books reports
-Translations
-Essays
-Research paper or research articles
-Conferences paper
-Academic journal
-Dissertation and thesis
-Abstract: this is a short summary of a long documents.
-Explication :this is a work which explains part of a particular work.
It uses deductive reasoning, formal voice and the third person point of view.
3.Academic writing structure
An academic paper has three distinct sections, the introduction, body and the
conclusion.
A. The introduction : in the introduction you must grab the reader's attention and
identify the thesis of the paper, you can do this by starting with :
- several questions
- a quote from a famous work or person
- some interesting facts or information
- a definition of an important term related
Chararteristics of Academic Writing
In written English, academic writing has certain characteristics and needs to comply
with a strict set of requirements. It offers factual information on a given subject and it
doesn’t intend to entertain, but for most part, to inform.
The main purpose of academic writing in English language is to inform the reader. It
offers factual information on a given subject and it doesn’t intend to entertain. This is
why there is no place for repetition or digression when it comes to academic writing.
This should be linear, having a main idea or theme, followed constantly. The writing
should be structured around this main idea and every part of it should only provide
information or arguments that support the central theme. Off topic information should
not be found at all. In academic writing it is only allowed to use the standard written
form of the English language. The text should be accurate and correct and it should
use the words in a precise manner.
1. Complexity in Academic Writing
Complexity in academic writing comes from the fact that the standard written
form of the English language, which is compulsory to be used, is different than the
language we speak daily. The vocabulary used by the written language is more varied
than the one used in conversations. It also uses more complicated words that are not
normally used when talking with someone face to face. The grammatical aspect of the
written language is also different because we don’t normally use in speaking so many
subordinate clauses and passives. The phrases in the written language are noun-based
and those in speaking language are verb-based. This also makes academic writing
different from face to face communication or other types of writing.
2. Formality in Academic Writing
In close connection with complexity is formality. Under no circumstances will
academic writing make use of colloquial expression that we consider natural in daily
dialogues we have with friend or colleagues. The degree of formality should thus be
pretty high.
3. Precision or Words in Academic Writing
Academic writing should be very precise. Factual information, figures or charts,
should all be provided and nothing written there should leave room to interpretation.
4. Academic Writing Objectivity
Another important characteristic is objectivity. Academic writing is not about the
reader or the writer and it shouldn’t contain referrals to any of these. It should focus
on the main theme and offer information about it, without the writer getting involved
in a personal manner. This is why nouns are more used than verbs or adverbs.
5. Academic Writing in Explicit Form
The author of an academic writing is responsible for make it explicit and for
making clear how different parts of the text are connected between them and why are
they relevant for the central theme. There are certain words that can be used in order
to emphasis this connection and they are called signaling words.
6. Accuracy of Academic Writing
An accurate use of vocabulary is a must in a text that wants to be academic. Extra
attention should be paid when using words with a specific meaning and the writer
should know that there is a clear distinction between phonetics and phonemics. This
distinction is not so important when it comes to the general use of English language.
7. Hedge
Some academic writers choose to use a technique called hedge. This has to do with
the way that writer decides to approach a certain subject and with how strong the
claims he makes are.
8. Responsibility in Academic Writing
Academic writing should be treated with responsibility. Everything stated should
be accompanied by proofs and justifications and no assumptions are allowed. Sources
should also be mentioned.
9- organization
All writing follows an organization. Some writers plan their writing carefully in
advance, whereas others start writing first and let ideas flow out of them. Because
academic writing is long and requires careful organization, most writers prefer to plan
their writing in advance starting with the following sections:
1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
All academic writing must contain these sections.
10-Planning(outline)
Once you have a clear idea of what is required of you for your assignment, you can
start planning your research and gathering evidence, and then your response to the
task.
11-the passive voice is more used in academic writing
Academic writing is a formal style of writing used in universities and scholarly
publications. You’ll encounter it in journal articles and books on academic topics, and
you’ll be expected to write your essays, research papers, and dissertation in academic
style.
Academic writing follows the same writing process as other types of texts, but it has
specific conventions in terms of content, structure and style.

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