Academic Writing

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.
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