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 ACADEMIC WRITING
a process that starts with posing a question,
problematizing a concept, evaluating an
opinion, and ends in answering the question or
questions posed, clarify the problem, and/ or
arguing for a stand.
you have to abide by the set of rules and
practices in writing
You have to write in a language that is
appropriate and formal but not too pretentious.
You also have to consider the knowledge and
background of your audience.
You have to make sure that you can back up
your statement with strong and valid evidence.
Writing academic papers requires, deliberate,
thorough, and careful thought.
 ACADEMIC WRITING
specific purposes:
1.to inform
2.to argue specific point
3.to persuade

addresses specific audience :

1.your teacher
2.your peers
3.academic community
 Note:
• Your audience is composed of people who are
knowledgeable on the subject that you are writing
about; thus you have to demonstrate thorough
understanding of your subject at hand.
• This makes academic writing different from a
personal narrative or creative essay, or a legal
document, in which the knowledge of the writer is
assumed to be a greater than that of the reader.
 ACTIVITY TIME

1.What is academic writing? What are

its features?
2.What is the importance of academic
writing?
3.Why is academic writing equated to
thinking?