What do we mean by academic writing
-
Upload
bruce-hargrave -
Category
Education
-
view
198 -
download
4
Transcript of What do we mean by academic writing
![Page 1: What do we mean by academic writing](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062523/58f086ae1a28ab94538b4687/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
What Do We Mean By Academic Writing?
Bruce HargraveMilitary Education Group
![Page 2: What do we mean by academic writing](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062523/58f086ae1a28ab94538b4687/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Academic vs ‘normal’ writing• Are there some differences?• If so, how can we describe those
differences?• We will have a look at some examples and
try to establish some ‘rules’.
![Page 3: What do we mean by academic writing](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062523/58f086ae1a28ab94538b4687/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Read the examples and decide..• Is this academic writing?• Why? (Or, why not?).
![Page 4: What do we mean by academic writing](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062523/58f086ae1a28ab94538b4687/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Features of Academic Writing• It is a process• It is a social practice• It has an obvious audience and a clear
purpose• Academic writing is linear.
![Page 5: What do we mean by academic writing](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062523/58f086ae1a28ab94538b4687/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Features of Academic Writing• Complexity• Formality• Precision• Clarity and conciseness• Objectivity• Explicitness• Accuracy• Responsibility.
![Page 6: What do we mean by academic writing](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062523/58f086ae1a28ab94538b4687/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Rules of Academic Writing• Any evidence used to support an
argument must be based on reliable research.
• Objectivity is better than subjectivity.• Both sides of the argument must be
presented – for and against, pros vs cons.• Emotional language should only be used
with great care.• Critical analysis is vital.
![Page 7: What do we mean by academic writing](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062523/58f086ae1a28ab94538b4687/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Avoiding Errors• Use the toolset available to you
– Spell check everything before submission – Grammar check everything before submission – AND proof read everything before submission
• Proof reading tips – Get some temporal distance – Read out loud – Get someone else to read it to you.
![Page 8: What do we mean by academic writing](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062523/58f086ae1a28ab94538b4687/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Common Errors• Its and It’s
– It’s is short for ‘it is’ (or ‘it has’).– The cat had eaten its dinner (no apostrophe
required).– It’s time to put the cat out for the night.– It’s been raining for a week.
![Page 9: What do we mean by academic writing](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062523/58f086ae1a28ab94538b4687/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Common Errors e.g. and i.e.
– do not mean the same things.– i.e. is short for id est, the Latin for it is.– e.g. is short for exempli gratia, – and means for example.
The standard discount applies, i.e. 10%. Try using easy-to-read fonts, e.g.
Georgia and Verdana.
![Page 10: What do we mean by academic writing](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062523/58f086ae1a28ab94538b4687/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Marking Frustrations• If all I do as the marker of your work is ask questions, then you have not written your work correctly • Here are some common questions I shout out when marking:
– “How can you say that?” – “Who says?” – “Where did that come from?” – “What has this got to do with anything?”
![Page 11: What do we mean by academic writing](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062523/58f086ae1a28ab94538b4687/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
The Academic Mindset• “Everything is open to Question”
– If you ask all of these questions as you write then by definition you will be forced into supporting your work – Bias will be removed – Your work will be appropriately supported – You will write far fewer definitive statements
![Page 12: What do we mean by academic writing](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062523/58f086ae1a28ab94538b4687/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Remember• Your opinion counts, tell me what you
think, but support or refute what you say with academic underpinning!
• It doesn’t matter if I don’t agree with you!