Thread:Unit II (1)

How does academic writing differ from other types of writing?

Academic writing differs a lot from other types of writing because it is so much formal and organized. You have to take a lot of aspects into consideration such as: The audience, the appropriate tone and style, etc.

What is the function of academic papers?

The function of academic papers is to create new knowledge from the one that is already given from other authors. Also, another purpose of academic papers is to have the scholars writing according to the expectations of the academic community.

What are the concepts of academic writing?

Academic writing is writing done by scholars for other scholars. Academic writing is a way to express in a very formal form the ideas or arguments that are hidden in your instincts

What does the following statement mean? ...academic writing is writing done by scholars for other scholars.

It means that being a scholar requires that you read, think, argue and write in certain ways. So, in order to have an understandable reading for everybody, everyone has to write in a certain way (academic way)

Is it okay to include personal responses in an academic paper, why?

No, including personal responses in an academic paper is not acceptable. On the contrary, our statements have to be written in a critical and analytical way rather than in a personal way.

How does one form an informed argument?

There are topics that do not require the writer to have a lot of information. However, in some other cases, the topic requires the writer to research more information about the topic or in other occasions when you do not know much about a topic you have to look for information. In order to realize how much you know about a topic, you can answer the WH questions.