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Academic Writing

The document discusses the different types of academic writing students may be asked to complete. It identifies common genres like essays, reports, literature reviews, and dissertations. It also provides characteristics of academic writing like using formal language, objective tone, and discipline-specific vocabulary. Additionally, the document outlines sections typically found in research papers and discusses the purpose of each section.

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Academic Writing

The document discusses the different types of academic writing students may be asked to complete. It identifies common genres like essays, reports, literature reviews, and dissertations. It also provides characteristics of academic writing like using formal language, objective tone, and discipline-specific vocabulary. Additionally, the document outlines sections typically found in research papers and discusses the purpose of each section.

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How is it different from the other types of

writing? In groups of 3 people, come up with


possible characteristics of academic writing.

Students are asked to write many different kinds


of texts. Depending on your subject, these could
be essays, laboratory reports, case-studies, book
reviews, reflective diaries, posters, research
proposals, and so on and are normally referred
to as genre families or genres.
Your first decision when faced with a new piece
of academic writing is to decide which genre
family you are expected to write.
(UEFAP)

Essays
Reports
Case Studies
Research proposals
Book reviews
Brief research reports
Literature reviews
Reflective writing

(UEFAP)

Introductions
Research methods
Research results
Research discussions
Writing conclusions
Research abstracts

Research dissertations & theses

Formal language makes use of complex sentence structures


Formal language does not use contractions
Formal language is objective
Formal language does not use colloquialisms (language
which is common to spoken English)
Formal language focuses more on vocabulary choice
Formal language makes use of the discipline specific
vocabulary
http://goo.gl/EVj4Ox

They are aware of and undestand the latest


knowledge in their subject area;
They can argue a particular point of view
making use of different kinds of evidence;
They can plan and carry out research
They are ready for employment in a
particular profession;
They can reflect onhow they and other
people feel and think.

(UEFAP)

Title
Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussions
Acknowledgments
Literature cited

TITLE. The title will help you to determine if an article


isinterestingor relevantfor your project.

ABSTRACT. Abstracts provide you with a complete, but


very succinct summaryof the paper.

INTRODUCTION. You will findbackgroundinformation


and a statement of the author'shypothesisin the
introduction.

METHODS. The methods section will help you determine


exactlyhowthe authors performed the experiment.

RESULTS. The results section contains thedatacollected


during experimention.

DISCUSSION. The discussion section will explain


theauthors interpretation and how they connect it to
other work.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.The acknowledgments tell you


what people or institutions (in addition to the
authors)contributedto the work.

LITERATURE CITED. This section provides


thesourcescited throughout the paper.

SWALES, J. M. Genre analysis: English in academic and research settings.


New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990

TANG, R. Helping Students to see "Genres" as More Than "Text Types".


Retrieved from: http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Tang-Genres/

Academic text analysis. Retrieved from:


http://blogs.nebrija.es/professionalwriting/2012/01/30/academic-text-analysis/

Register and Style: Formal vs. informal. Retrieved from:


http://awelu.srv.lu.se/grammar-and-words/register-and-style/formal-vs-informal/

Structure of a Scientific Paper. Retrieved from:


http://biology.kenyon.edu/Bio_InfoLit/how/page2.html

Use of English for Academic Purposes. Retrieved from:

www.uefap.com

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