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ACADEMIC WRITING

-formal mode of writing

-usually written in the third person objective point of view

- supported by research, factual experimentation, and strong evidence

-not based on the writer’s own opinions alone.

- should be clear, concise, focused, structured,

Examples of Academic Writing

● Essay

● Research paper

● Research proposal

● Thesis and dissertation

● Lab report

● Literature review

● Annotated bibliography

What is the importance of Academic Writing?

● Allow students to convey their understanding

● Analytical thinkers

● Focuses on style and technique

● Enhances critical thinking and objectivity

● Enhance professionalism and research skills

● Inculcates work ethic

FEATURES OF ACADEMIC WRITING

COMPLEXITY

● more complicated and

has longer words. The texts become more difficult to comprehend

● more formal words and the phrasing is more

noun-based.

● Longer sentences containing clauses are important

FORMALITY(nagpapalit ng words)

● more formal words and phrases are used. The following characteristics

contribute to this higher level of formality

means you should avoid the following

●in your writings: colloquial words and expressions:

" same here", " no worries”, " gonna", "cheesy"

abbreviated forms: "wouldn't", "don't", "can't",

“won’t” two-word verbs: "hand in", "break up”, “fill

out”, “keep off”

ACCURACY

● use accurate terminologies in academic writing. so make sure you are not using improper words and
phrases.

EXAMPLE: assembly, conference, gathering or meeting

OBJECTIVITY

● Being objective means that you are concerned with

facts rather than personal feelings or biases.

EXAMPLE

Don't write: In my opinion, this would be a very interesting

topic.

Write: This would be a very interesting topic.

PRECISION

● you need to be specific especially in dealing with facts, figures, and dates.

EXAMPLE

Don't write: There were many people died in an ambush.

Write: There were 15 people died in an ambush.

TYPES OF ACADEMIC WRITING

DESCRIPTIVE

PURPOSE: to provide facts of information and describe

the topic; simplest type of academic writing

EXAMPLE: summary of an article or a report of the

results of an experiment.

KIND OF INSTRUCTION:

Identify, report, record, summarize, and define

ANALYTICAL

PURPOSE: requires you to re-organise the facts and

information you describe into categories, groups, parts, etc.

KIND OF INSTRUCTION:

Analyse, compare, contrast, relate, and examine

MAKE YOUR WRITING MORE ANALYTICAL

● Spend plenty of time planning (brainstorm facts and ideas

and try different ways of grouping them)

● Create a name for the relationships and categories you

find (for example: advantage & disadvantage)

● Build each section and paragraph

● Make the structure of your paper clear to everyone

PERSUASIVE

PURPOSE: include an argument, recommendation,

interpretation of findings or evaluation of the work of others.

Each claim you make needs to be supported by some evidence.

KIND OF INSTRUCTION:

Argue, evaluate, discuss, and take a position

TIPS TO HAVE A GOOD POINT of PERSUASIVE

To help reach your own POV on the facts or ideas:

● Read some other researchers’ POV on the facts or ideas

● Look for patterns in the data or references

● List several different interpretations

● Discuss the facts and ideas with someone else.

To develop your argument:

● List the different reasons for your POV

● Think about the different types and sources of evidence

to support your POV

To present your argument, make sure:

● Text develops a coherent argument where all claims

work together

● Reasoning for each claim is clear

● Assumptions are valid

● Provide evidence in every claim

● Evidence should be convincing and relevant

CRITICAL

PURPOSE: requires you to consider at least two points of view,

including your own.

EXAMPLE: Explain a researcher’s interpretation or argument

and then evaluate the merits of the argument, critique of a

journal, article, or a literature review that identifies the strengths

and weaknesses of existing research

KIND OF INSTRUCTION:

Critique, debate, disagree, evaluate

YOU NEED TO:

● Accurately summarise all or part of the work (main

interpretations, assumptions, or methodology)

Strategies Used for Effective Interpersonal Communication

(Interview, Dialog, Conversation)

COMMUNICATION

The art of exchanging messages between two or more people

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

- The process of exchange of information, ideas and

feelings between two or more people through verbal or

non-verbal methods.

- It often includes face-to-face exchange of information,

in a form of voice, facial expressions, body language

and gestures.
Verbal:

use of sounds and words to express yourself

Non-verbal:

the transfer of information through the use of body language

Written:

the use of pen or ink, a digital paper or any other papers through writing.

DIALOG

● It could be a written or spoken exchange of ideas

between two or more people.

Guidelines in Engaging an Effective Dialog

● Share your perspectives or ideas.

● Listen to the perspectives or ideas of others.

● Respect differences and understand them.

CONVERSATION

●It may be defined as a friendly and usual informal talk

between two people who exchange their views and

ideas.

Guidelines in Engaging an Effective Conversation

● Do not interrupt while the person is speaking.

● Do not do all the talking

● Be a good listener

● Do not exaggerate

● Do not misquote

● Be polite
INTERVIEW

● It is a form of dyadic communication that is considered

a two-way process where both parties alternately talk

and listen. Moreover, it is a formal and a purposive

consultation.

Guidelines in Engaging an Effective Interview

● Start easy

● Plan and prepare.

● Ask the right questions.

● Have a conversation.

● Find an anecdote or small story to illustrate your point.

● Pay attention to details.

● Don’t forget to say “Thank you” at the end of the interview.

Determining the worth of ideas

Listening to the message of the rhytm=hearing

Listening to the message of the song=Good listener

Hearing

-an accidental and autonical brain response to sound that requires no effort

Listening

-purposeful and focused rather than accidental and understand the meaning

Hearing

-an accidental and automatic response to sound that requires no effort

Listening

-purposeful and focused rather than accidental

How to listen?

-liste carefully to the main ideas

-listen for keywords

Discourse markers

-words or phrase whose function is to organize discourse(speech) into segments