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
Identifying
different types
of AW
Match the term on
the left to the
definition on the
right
• REPORT
• PAPER
• ESSAY
• DISSERTATION
• The longest piece of writing
normally done by graduate
students (20.000 + words)
often for a higher degree, on a
topic chosen by the writer/s.
• A general term for any
academic essay, report,
presentation or article.
• A description of something a
writer has done e.g. conducting
a survey.
• 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.
PURPOSES OF
ACADEMIC
WRITING
To answer a question the writer has
been given or chosen.
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
THE FORMAT
OF WRITING
TASKS
• SHORT ESSAYS
• Introduction
• Main body
• Conclusion
• LONGER ESSAYS AND
REPORTS
• Introduction
• Main body
• Literature review
• Case study
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References
• Appendices
• DISSERTATIONS AND JOURNAL ARTICLES
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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
KINDS OF AW
AW HAS A PURPOSE
THERE ARE SPECIFIC
FORMATS OF AW
AW HAS PARTICULAR
FEATURES