EAPP Flashcards
is clear, concise, focused, structured and backed up by evidence. Its purpose is to aid the reader’s understanding.
Academic Writing
Factors in Academic Writing
Topic
Role
Purpose
Audience
usage of contracted words are not allowed.
Formality
It requires special knowledge and use of more complex language and objectivity; it means that the writing must be impersonal and maintains a certain level of social distance.
Objectivity
Demands the use of signposts that allow the readers to trace the relationship in the part of a study.
Explicitness
Sentences need to be constructed in such a way that they show a level of complexity that reflects the sophistication of an academic writer.
Structure
Requires care since knowledge is built from proven theories and concepts; it is needed to avoid sweeping generalizations
Caution
is defined as copying verbatim of language and ideas of other writers and taking credit for them.
Plagiarism
Occurs when credit for a work is ascribed to oneself untruthfully.
Plagiarism of ideas
Happens when an author uses the language of another writer and claims it as his or her own.
Plagiarism of language
___________ starts with the surname of the author, followed by the year of publication in parentheses.
Author oriented
a paragraph or sentence from a source is followed with the surname of the author of the work and the year of publication. The citation must be enclosed in parentheses.
Text Oriented
3 Note Taking Strategies
Direct Quotations
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
3 TYPES OF PARAPHRASING
Literal
Structural
Alternative
the overall idea or argument of your work. It is a general statement that presents essential points that leads the reader to the right direction.
Thesis statement