ACADEMIC WRITING

SESSION I GETTING STARTED IN ACADEMIC WRITING DEFINITION

 Academic writing refers to a style of expression that researchers use to define the intellectual boundaries of their disciplines and specific areas of expertise. Characteristics of academic writing include a formal tone, use of the third-person rather than first-person perspective (usually), a clear focus on the research problem under investigation, and precise word choice. Like specialist languages adopted in other professions, such as, law or medicine, academic writing is designed to convey agreed meaning about complex ideas or concepts for a group of scholarly experts. 

IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ACADEMIC WRITING 

The accepted form of academic writing in the social sciences can vary considerable depending on the methodological framework and the intended audience. However, most college-level research papers require careful attention to the following stylistic elements:

 I. THE BIG PICTURE 

 II. TONE 

 III. DICTION

IV. LANGUAGE 

V. PUNCTUATION

VI. ACADEMIC CONVENTIONS 

VII. EVIDENCE-BASED REASONING

VIII. THESIS-DRIVEN 

IX. COMPLEXITY AND HIGHER-ORDER THINKING