English for Academic and Professional Purposes - Academic Writing

Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes about academic writing.

Academic Text

Critical, objective, specialized texts written by experts or professionals in a given field using formal language.

Characteristics of Academic Text

Based on facts and solid basis, formal, objective(impersonal), and technical.

Purpose of Academic Writing

To inform, to persuade, to argue a specific point; must be precise, clear, and objective.

Literary Analysis (Academic Writing)

Examines, evaluate, and make an argument about a literary work.

Research Paper

Uses outside information to support a thesis or make an argument.

Dissertation

A book-length summary of the doctoral candidate's research.

Academic Essay

Must use appropriate vocabulary words but not too pretentious, highfalutin words.

Target Readers (Academic Writing)

Teachers, Students, Academic Community.

Structure (Academic Writing)

An important feature of academic writing, enabling the reader to follow the argument and navigate the text.

Importance of a Well-Structured Text

A well-structured text enables the reader to follow the argument and navigate the text.

Three-part essay structure

Introduction, Body, Conclusion.

IMRaD structure

Introduction, Methodology, Results and Discussion.

Introduction (IMRaD)

Depicts the background of the topic and the central focus of the study.

Methodology (IMRaD)

Lets your readers know your data collection methods, research instrument employed, sample size and so on.

Results and Discussion (IMRaD)

States the brief summary of the key findings or the results of your study.