Academic writing Flashcards
A feature of academic writing that states that academic writing follows a distinctive structure
structure
A feature which states that academic text must be supported with by evidence
evidence
A feature of academic writing that states a writer must not take anything he/she read as a fact.
critical
A feature of academic writing that states that the reader must know your message in detail
Precise
A feature of academic writing that says the text shouldn’t be informal, using contradicting or colloquial words.
Formal
emphasis of academic writing is placed on arguments and information rather than the writer
objective
A feature of academic writing where stances must be fair
Balanced
Academic text are written for the following purposes:
1. __fo__
2. ex____
3. _____uade
4. _gue
- inform
- explain
- explain
- argue
An academic text that presents a coherent argument or exploration of a specific topic.
academic essay
An academic text that presents and analyzes information clearly and briefly for a particular audience
Report
a critical and comprehensive analysis of existing scholarly publications, books, and other sources.
Literature review
A concise document that outlines the main ideas, objectives, and potential outcomes of a proposed research project or initiative
Concept paper
A type of argument writing that focuses on a stance on an issue and shows how this chosen stance relates to other positions concerning the issue.
Position paper
An academic text that involves evaluating and analyzing a specific piece of work.
critique paper
Academic texts commonly follow the basic essay structure with
- 3.
Intro
body
conclusion
