ACADEMIC WRITING

THE PURPOSES OF ACADEMIC WRITING

1.The most common reasons for writing:

•   to report on a piece of research the writer has conducted

•   to answer a question the writer has been given or chosen

•   to discuss a subject of common interest and give the writer’s view to synthesize research done by others on a topic

2.Common types of academic writing

•   Notes

•   Reports

•   Projects

•   Essays

•   Dissertations/Thesis

•   Papers

3.The most common written sources

•   Textbooks

•   Websites

•   Journal articles

•   Official reports (e.g. from government)

•   Newspaper or magazine articles

•   e-books

1.4. The most common requirements to your academic text

•   your should give reasons for your initial hypothesis

•   you should obtain more well-rounded data

•   you should show the logic of your experiments

•   you should present clear, consistent logical argument to somebody else involved in the research of this field.