Objectives

1. Define academic writing and distinguish it

from other kinds of writing

2. Identify the purpose, audience, language

and style of academic writing.
1. W h a t i s t h e e a s i es t
writin g a s si g n m e n t y ou
have don e s o f a r ?
2 . H o w a b o u t t h e m os t
diffic u l t w r i t i n g
ass i g n m e n t ?
 d o yo u t h i n k m a d e
3. What
the w r i t i n g a s s i g n m en t
d i f f i c u l t ?
-Academic Writing –
The process of breaking down ideas
and using deductive reasoning,
formal voice and third person point
 - A s c h o l a r l y a c t o f
prese n t i ng o r c o n c e p t s
ab o u t s p e c i f i c t o pi c .
 g e n e r a l l y q u i t e FO R M AL ,
- I s
OBJECT IV E ( I M P E R S O NA L )
an d T E C H N I C A L .
‘Alone one i s n e ve r
l on e l y . ’