Lesson 1 Flashcards
A careful and systematic writing about a foundational experience. It has a formal, objective, assertive, responsible, and clear character
Academic writing
writing is an expression of knowledge that will never disappear in the minds of those who read and will read because it can be translated in every era. The memory of the writer may fade but the knowledge he shared will remain knowledge
According to Mabelin (2012)
Two purposes of writing
- The purpose of writing can be divided into two parts. First, it can be personal or expressive where the purpose of writing is based on the writer’s personal perspective, experience, thoughts, or feelings. This way of writing can make the reader happy, sad, scared, or annoyed depending on the purpose of the person writing. A common example of this is done by writers of essays, short stories, poems, plays, songs, and other literary works.
- it is social or pansocial where the purpose of writing is to communicate with other people or the society in which it is lived. The another example of this is writing a letter, news, correspondence, research, technical writing, thesis, dissertation, and so on.
(Language )
It serves as a vehicle to convey the thoughts, knowledge, feelings, experiences, information, and other things that the person who wants to write wants to convey
serve as a guide in weaving data or content to be written.
Purpose
Writing equipments or needs
- Language
- Subject
- Purpose
Methods of writing
- Informative method - Its main purpose is to provide new information or knowledge to the readers.
- EXPRESSIVE METHOD The writer aims to share his own opinions, beliefs, ideas, observations, and knowledge about a specific topic based on his own experience or study.
- Narrative Method- Its main purpose is to tell a story or narrate events based on a coherent and specific sequence.
- AGRUMENTATIVE METHOD Aims to persuade or convince readers. It often presents issues of argument to be debated or discussed.
Five characteristics writing should have
- Objective
- Formal
- Clear and organized
- Stand up
- Responsibility