Academic Writing

THE PURPOSES OF ACADEMIC WRITING

1.1.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

1.2.Common types of academic writing

• Notes
• Reports
• Projects
• Essays
• Dissertations/Thesis
• Papers

1.3.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.