Introduction to Academic Writing

INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC WRITING

WHAT IS ACADEMIC WRITING?

Academic writing is a form of writing that is formal, objective and technical.

1. Formal: 

It avoids casual or conversational language such as contractions (e.g.: isn’t,
doesn’t, wouldn’t) or informal vocabulary (e.g.: live vs. reside, set up vs.
establish, hopeless vs. futile).

2. Objective (Impersonal):

It avoids direct references to people or feelings and emphasises on objects, facts
and ideas.

3. Technical:

It uses vocabulary that is specific to an academic discipline such as business,
humanities, natural and applied sciences, or social sciences .
For example, phoneme, morpheme, constituent, thematic role, etymon are the
technical vocabulary used in linguistics (or the scientific study of language) which
is a branch of the humanities.

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Updated:: 04/01/2022 [n_farrid]