During the duration of this course imparted
by Teacher Sofia Fernandez from February 13th, 2016 to May 21st,
2016, we learned about Academic writing, how to research reliable sources, and
do a proper research paper. Academic writing
refers to a particular style of expression that researchers use to define the
intellectual boundaries of their disciplines and their areas of expertise.
Characteristics of academic
writing include a formal tone, use of the third-person rather than first-person
perspective, a clear focus on the research problem under investigation, and
precise word choice. Like specialist languages adopted in other professions,
such as, law or medicine, academic writing is designed to convey agreed meaning
about complex ideas or concepts for a group of scholarly experts. There
are several important stylistic elements:
·
The Big
Picture: it should have a formal and logical structure.
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The tone:
should be in an appropriate narrative tone
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Diction: this
talks about the words that we decide to use.
·
The Language:
Well-structured paragraphs and clear topic sentences make it easier for the
reader to understand the document.
·
Academic
Conventions: Citing sources in the body of your paper and providing a list of
references as either footnotes or endnotes is a very important aspect of
academic writing
And as a final evaluation we had to do an
investigation and do some research regarding a topic we preferred. For my paper
I investigated the topic “Benefits of Electronic Cigarettes” You can find the
link below to the research paper.
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