Academic Writing Flashcards
Typically considered a formal mode of writing intended for an educated audience
Academic Writing
Kind of writing that can be used in academia or school
Academic Writing
Steps in Academic Writing
- Starts with posing a question
- Conceptualize the problem
- Evaluate an Opinion
- Ends in answering a question posed
Purpose of Academic Writing
- To Inform
- To Persuade
- To Argue
Supplementing a lot of information about the topic
To Inform
Having the credibility to make your audience or readers believe in you
To Persuade
Making your readers respond on the information you are telling them
To Argue
Requires formal language or word that does not contain colloquial words or jargon words
Academic Writing
The term that is easy to understand
Layman’s Term
Words that have deep meanings
Highfalutin Words
Key Terms in Academic Writing
- Subject
- Tone
- Purpose
- Language
- Audience
- Point of View
- Style
- Knowledge
- Explicit
The topic of the text
Subject
The attitude of the writer about the text
Tone
Information that an author wants to imply to the reader
Purpose
Words used by the writer in writing an academic text
Language
Reader in writing
Audience
The writer tells the information that an author knows about his or her topic
Point of View
How the author arranges his or her writing
Style
Amount of information that an author knows about his or her topic.
Knowledge
Information should be precise and clear
Explicit
Four features of language
- Formality
- Objectivity
- Explicitness
- Caution
Reflects your dignified stance, you should avoid colloquial words and expressions
Formality
Choose Expanded Modal Forms. Choose one-verb forms. Choose expanded terms.
Formality
Focus of the information is on the topic. Should not be personal
Objectivity
Avoid the use of personal pronouns. Avoid rhetorical questions.
Objectivity
Demands the use of signposts to trace the relationship in the parts of the study.
Explicitness
Make it clear when showing a change in the parts of the study.
Explicitness
Requires care since knowledge is built on proven theories and concept
Caution
Needed to avoid sweeping generalizations.
Caution
Types of Writing Styles
- Expository
- Descriptive
- Persuasive
- Narrative
The author is trying to explain a concept focuses on facts that are supported by evidence.
Expository Writing
Painting a picture of something through words
Descriptive Writing
Trying to convince an audience of a position or belief. Contains opinions, biases, and justifications.
Persuasive Writing
Tries to construct and communicate a story.
Narrative Writing
Created by the imagination. We read for fun.
Fiction
Factual stories bases on real events. We read for information.
Non-Fiction
Two types of approach in Academic Writing
- Deductive Approach
- Inductive Approach
Bottom-Up Approach
Inductive Reasoning
Specific to the general approach
Inductive Reasoning
Top-Down Approach
Deductive Reasoning
General premises to specific conclusions
Deductive Reasoning
