Academic and Professional Writings Flashcards

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a discourse wherein one expresses specific concepts

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Academic Writing

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aims to explain and prove or disprove

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Academic Writing

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Kinds/Types of Academic writing

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EXPOSITORY WRITING
ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING

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aims to make his or her readers informed
clarifies or explains a phenomenon by presenting an
in-depth discussion

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EXPOSITORY WRITING

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aims to persuade readers; makes claims and counterclaims and presents evidence

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ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING

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most of whom belong to the same or related field

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Audience

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brief, complete, and objective restatement

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Summary

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written discussion of a certain topic that combines information

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synthesis

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full restatements of a source text

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paraphrase

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thorough explanation of the elements

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analysis

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one communicates to enable and support the work of a business or workplace context.

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Professional Writing

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to inform or share information with its audience and to persuade

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Professional Writing

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Aspects of professional writings

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purpose
audience
stakeholders
context

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Formats of professional writing

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Business letter
Memorandum or memo
Business proposal
Résumé

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correspondence between companies

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Business letter

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the internal means of communication of a company

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Memorandum or memo

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document that contains a plan or a suggestion for developing a product

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Business proposal

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This brief document contains information on skills and personal background of a person seeking a job

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Résumé

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in-depth analysis of a particular work of art

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critique

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purpose is to persuade the reader to view the work from their point of view

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critique

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people who have a similar background to the writer

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audience of a critique

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comprehensive, uses a specific approach or theory, can have an objective tone, uses formal language, and uses credible references

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critique

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writer’s evaluation of a specific work of art
argumentative in nature

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is made for a general audience

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Parts of a Book Review
Introduction Summary of Content Analysis and Evaluation of the Book Conclusion
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Features of a Book Review
brief concise subjective uses informal language
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a document that presents a complete piece of research in a focused and coherent manner. It follows a definite format, which depends on the discipline
Research Report
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Features of research report
Title page Abstract Introduction Methodology Results Discussion References
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presents the title of the research and authors name.
Title page
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Brief comprehensive summary
Abstract
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first section of the body of the report, it is where the problem is stated
Introduction
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second section of the report, it mentions the subject or the participants of the study
Methodology
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Third section of the report, it is where the research data and analysis are summarized
Results
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it is where the implication and applications of the study are explained
Discussion
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this part contained the different sources mentioned in the report
References
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systematic investigation and study of materials
Research
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contains information that has a direct link to the subject
primary source
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refers to items that are not directly connected to the subject
secondary source
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to be used depends on the research adviser
documentation style
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Three most common styles
Modern Language Association Style (MLA) American Psychological Association (APA) The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)
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This is commonly used in English and the humanities.
Modern Language Association Style (MLA)
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commonly used in psychology and the social sciences
American Psychological Association (APA)
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commonly used in the physical and natural sciences as well as in the social sciences
The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)
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a document that shows a company how to address and solve a certain problem
project proposal
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a type of academic writing in which the author presents his or her position on a debatable issue and defends or supports it with evidence
position paper
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The main purpose is to persuade readers to take the position of the writer
position paper
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Structure of a Position Paper
Introduction Body Conclusion
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presents the issue to be discussed
Introduction
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focuses on the claims of the author and the supporting evidence. Also, it mentions and disproves the counterclaims
Body
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This restates the author’s position on the issue and the claims
Conclusion
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Types of Reasoning
Deductive reasoning Inductive reasoning
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author begins with general statements before arriving at a specific conclusion
Deductive reasoning
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The author begins with specific statements that lead to a general conclusion
Inductive reasoning
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Stages of Writing
Prewriting Writing Revising
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The author chooses and researches an issue
Prewriting
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The author writes the introduction, body, and conclusion
Writing
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The author checks the content, language, organization and mechanics of the paper.
Revising