ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC

AND PROFESSIONAL
PURPOSES
WRITING PROCESS
THE ACADEMIC WRITING STYLE
FACTORS THAT SHAPED WRITING AS
A FORM OF COMMUNICATION
TOPIC

WHAT I S THE TEXT ABOUT? WHAT DETAILS AM I IMPARTING TO THE READERS?

ROLE

WHO AM I AS A WRITER?
PURPOSE

WHY AM I WRITING THIS?

AUDIENCE

WHO IS READING THIS PIECE? WHAT KNOWLEDGE DOES HE/SHE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IN MY WRITING?
AUDIENCE TYPES
TYPE DEFINITION

EXPERT HAS SUBSTANTIAL PREVIOUS

KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPIC
LAYPERSON HAS LITTLE OR NO PREVIOUS
KNOWEDGE ABOUT THE TOPIC
EXECUTIVE HAS DECISION MAKING POWER

TECHNICIAN A HANDS-ON OPERATOR OF

EQUIPMENT OR ONE INVOLVED IN
THE EXECUTION OF A TECHNICAL
PROCESS.
COMPLEX A COMBINATION OF AN EXPERT
AND AN EXECUTIVE.
 CONVERSATIONAL STYLE
VS.
TECHNICAL LANGUAGE USED

CONVERSATIONAL STYLE IS USED WHEN YOU ARE

TRYING TO APPEAL TO YOUR AUDIENCE. IT USES THE
FIRST AND SECOND PERSON.

TECHNICAL LANGUAGE USE IS USED TO COMMUNICATE

SPECIFICS TO A PARTICULAR CONCEPT OR INDUSTRY.