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Key Features of Academic Writing Content - Complex, Formal, Objective, Explicit

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abstract analogy assignment Academic Writing – is a key ability.

It is
audience bibliography citation employed to elucidate certain concepts or
clarify coherent compare study findings and convince readers that your
hypothesis or explanation is the best one.
conclusion contrast document
draft edit essay Key features of Academic Writing
Content – complex, formal, objective, explicit,
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hedged, and responsible. It uses language
paragraph paraphrase precise precisely and accurately. It is also well organised
and planned.
quotation research scope
source structure style
summary support

Organization – is the way that you format Essay - are versatile expressions of ideas.
your ideas on the page so that others can Descriptive essays vividly portray subjects,
follow your thoughts and understand your narratives share personal stories, expository
points. Developing well-organized writing is a essays convey information, and persuasive
essays aim to influence opinions.
first step in having others understand your
ideas. Report – concise and have a formal structure.
They are often used to communicate the
Language – should be impersonal, objective, results or findings of a project. Essays by
and specific. Academic writing should not contrast are often used to show a tutor what
include conjunctions, idiomatic expressions, you think about a topic. They are discursive
incomplete sentences, or informal slang. and the structure can be left to the discretion
of the writer.

Literature Reviews - a research, analysis, Reflective Writing - builds on analysis by


and critical commentary on those very considering the learning you've gained from
sources. It can be an embedded introduction practical experience. The purpose of the
in your paper, or relevant parts of the review
reflection is to help you to make
can appear in relevant sections of the paper.
improvements for the future and, as such, it is
Case Study – an assignment where you a more 'personal' form of academic writing
analyse a specific case (organisation, group, often using the first person.
person, event, issue) and explain how the
elements and complexities of that case relate
to theory. You will sometimes have to come
up with solutions to problems or
recommendations for future action.

Essay - a focused piece of writing that Reflective Writing - builds on analysis by


develops an idea or argument using evidence, considering the learning you've gained from
analysis, and interpretation. practical experience. The purpose of the
reflection is to help you to make
A formal essay follows a structured format, improvements for the future and, as such, it is
adhering to academic or professional standards,
a more 'personal' form of academic writing
with a clear thesis, organized paragraphs, and
often using the first person.
formal language. It's typically objective and
researched. An informal essay, however, is more
relaxed, often reflecting personal experiences,
opinions, and anecdotes, using conversational
language and a less rigid structure.

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