Some Differences between Academic Writing & Other Writing Contexts

Some Differences between Academic Writing & Other Writing Contexts

1. Personal Writing

   • Include personal reflection, judgements and evaluation
   • There is no need to follow a structure
   • writing in personal contexts is that it is typically informal
     • no need to adhere to structures of punctuation or grammar
     • colloquialisms, casual expressions, and abbreviations

2. Academic Writing

   • Structure is required
     • The introductory paragraph informs the reader about the nature of the topic
       • The body discusses and evaluates the topic of the essay, elaborated extensively in the series of paragraphs
         • The end paragraph constitutes a conclusion in which you may summarise the overall points made
   • Citation of published authors
     • Support your opinion by linking it to what a published author has previously written about the issue.
       • referencing conventions that have been created within different disciplines, such as APA (American Psychological Association) referencing
   • punctuation and grammar
     • Punctuation and grammar are universally known systems
       • its use is important to be clear
   • Academic topics have focused on abstract things, like ideas and concepts
     • you may be able to borrow concrete and physically oriented words to explain these abstract ideas
       • require you to delve into theories, philosophies, concepts, and other abstract ideas

3. Why Should You Develop Good Writing Skills?

   • to persuade and convince your readers of your arguments
   • For succeeding at university

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