★ACADEMIC VS. PROFESSIONAL WRITING ★

ACADEMIC WRITING

  • Writing used in the academe. The main objective of it is to inform or explain.

  • Uses FORMAL LANGUAGE. Informal expressions are avoided.

  • Academic writing also persuades or instructs readers.

  • Emphasizes on main topic while the supporting evidence confirms it.


  1. Examples of Academic writing:

    1. Book 

    2. Book report

    3. Essay

    4. Research Paper 

    5. Academic Journal

    6. Thesis 

  2. Features of Academic Writing

    1. Informative 

    2. The main topic is supported by evidence

    3. Uses jargon and technical terms 

    4. Target audience is students or professionals. 

  3. Structure of academic writing:

    1. Intro

    2. Body 

    3. Conclusion


PROFESSIONAL WRITING

  • Also known as Workplace Writing.

  • It is used in industries and literature. 

  • How the text is written depends on the industry it is being used in. 

  • Used to: Inform, instruct, persuade, or entertain 

  • Language used is formal or informal depending on target audience. 

    • The target audience is professionals and the general audience. 


  1. Examples of professional writing 

    1. Business proposal

    2. Business report 

    3. News article and review

    4. Advertisement 

    5. Web content 


PURPOSE OF WRITING


  1. To inform

    1. To CONVEY information. It describes events and explores issues.

    2. Used by both academic and professional writing.

    3. Backed by evidence.

  2. To instruct

    1. Step-by-step process on how to do something. 

    2. Steps are in a logical order. 

    3. Uses numbers or argument markers such as “First, next, last”

  3. To persuade

    1. Writing that encourages the reader to agree with the text’s idea. 

    2. Used in academic and professional writing.

    3. In academic writing, persuasion is used by rationalizing a topic backed up by evidence to convince readers.

    4. In professional writing, it is used by advertisements to convince audience to buy something. 

  4. To entertain 

    1. This writing is used to relax the reader by telling stories or making amusing texts.

    2. This content must be engaging.

    3. These texts can also be used to inform an audience but it displays the information to be more enjoyable to the readers.