ACADEMIC WRITING

REVIEW: PURPOSE,
STRUCTURE AND
FEATURES
Week 2
AGENDA
• Types of AW
• Purposes of AW
• Format of AW
• Features of AW
• What comes to your
mind when you hear
the words “ACADEMIC
WRITING”?
ACADEMIC WRITING
 • REPORT • The longest piece of writing
Identifying • PAPER
normally done by graduate
students (20.000 + words)
different types • ESSAY
often for a higher degree, on a
topic chosen by the writer/s.
of AW • DISSERTATION • A general term for any
Match the term on academic essay, report,
presentation or article.
the left to the • A description of something a
definition on the writer has done e.g. conducting
a survey.
right • The most common type of
written work at undergraduate
level. Normally 1000 -5000
words.
 To report on a piece of research the
writer has conducted.

To answer a question the writer has

PURPOSES OF been given or chosen.
ACADEMIC
WRITING To discuss a subject of common
interest and give your point of view.

To synthesize research done by others

on a topic.
Activity:
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• FEATURES OF ACADEMIC WRITING

• Heading - title - sub-title - paragraph - phrase - sentence
 • SHORT ESSAYS • LONGER ESSAYS AND
THE FORMAT • Introduction REPORTS
OF WRITING • Main body • Introduction
• Main body
TASKS • Conclusion
• Literature review
• Case study
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References
• Appendices
 • DISSERTATIONS AND JOURNAL ARTICLES
• Abstract
• List of contents
• List of tables
• Introduction
• Main body
• Literature review
• Case study
• Findings
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• References
• Appendices
 SUMMARY

THERE ARE DIFFERENT

AW HAS A PURPOSE
KINDS OF AW

THERE ARE SPECIFIC AW HAS PARTICULAR

FORMATS OF AW FEATURES