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    The document discusses the characteristics of academic writing. It begins by outlining key questions to consider when writing, such as topic, role, purpose, and intended audience. It then describes academic writing as taking a formal style, following specific standards like referencing sources and using formal language and organization. Some key features of academic writing are formality, objectivity through impersonal language and lack of rhetorical questions, and explicitness using signposts and phrases to clearly link ideas. Caution is also needed to avoid generalizations.

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    THE ACADEMIC

    WRITING STYLE
    ACTIVITY 1

    Parking Lot
    GUIDE QUESTIONS:

    • What were your difficulties in writing instructions for your


    audience?
    • Do you think the recipients of your instructions will safely get
    to their destination? What difficulties do you think they will
    encounter and how can these be addressed?
    • If you can improve your set of directions, what revisions can
    you make?
    CHARACTERISTICS

    • Topic – What is the text about? What details am I imparting to


    the readers?
    • Role – Who am I as a writer? Do I write as a sibling? A
    student? A son/a daughter? A customer?
    • Purpose – Why am I writing this in the first place?
    • Audience – Who is reading this piece? What knowledge does
    he/she need to understand in my writing?
    ACADEMIC WRITING

    • It takes the form of a formal paper that follows specific


    standards such as the use of a formal language, referencing
    where sources are given credit and specific grammatical
    patterns, organization and argument.
    ACADEMIC WRITING

    • It is different from other types of writing such as creative


    writing and journalistic writing due to its distinct content and
    format.
    ACADEMIC WRITING FEATURES

    • Formality
    In general this means in an essay that you should avoid:
    a. Colloquial words and expressions; “stuff, a lot of, thing, sort
    of”
    b. Abbreviated forms: “can’t, doesn’t, shouldn’t”
    c. Two word verbs: “put off, bring up
    d. sub-headings, numbering and bullet-points in formal essays-
    but use them in reports
    e. Asking questions
    OBJECTIVITY

    Academic writing requires special knowledge and use of more


    complex language and objectivity. This means that the writing
    must me impersonal and maintains a certain level of social
    distance.
    OBJECTIVITY CAN BE ACHIEVED BY:

    1. Avoiding the use of personal pronouns such as you, I, and


    we.
    2. Avoiding rhetorical questions as it marks “closeness” with
    the reader, and constantly seeks his/her attention.
    3. Avoiding emotive language that shows biases and lessens
    objectivity
    EXPLICITNESS

    Academic writing demands the use of signposts that allow


    readers to trace the relationships in the parts of a study.

    The following phrases may be useful in making ideas explicit:


    This is due to the…
    This resulted in…
    In addition…
    For example…
    CAUTION

    Academic writing requires care since knowledge is build from


    proven theories and concepts. Therefore, caution is needed to
    avoid sweeping generalizations.

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