Writing for academic purposes/ENGA102/What is academic writing?/Video signpost

Types of writing

While academic writing differs from other types of writing in several different ways, it can also be divided into different types of writing.

Watch this video on Youtube that outlines the main features, and gives an overview of different kinds, of academic writing.

A Guide to Academic Writing

Having viewed the video signpost, please summarise the main features of academic writing and explain two of the different types using the WENotes below.

For example:

• One of the main features of academic writing is....
• One style of academic writing is....

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