Academic Writing & Professional Writing.pptx

Academic Writing & Professional Writing

1. Academic writing & professional writing

2. What is academic writing? It is any writing done to fulfill a requirement of a school or college/university. It also includes any writing assignment given in an academic setting.

3. List of documents where academic writing is used: Books and Book report *Conference paper Translations *Academic journal Essays *Dissertation and Thesis Research paper

4. Characteristics of academic writing Planning – there is certain amount of planning before starting the paper. Outline – it will help you determine the pertinent information to be included in your paper. Tone – a formal tone must be used. Language – it needs to be clear, and words need to be chosen for precision. Point-of-view – it must be in third person. Approach – deductive reasoning is a big part

5. What is professional writing? It is writing done in a workplace context to enable and support the work of a company ( i.e , buying, selling, and making profits).

6. Professional people typically write to: Inform – share information with the audience. Persuade – build goodwill with or enlist the help of the audience.

7. Difference between academic writing and professional writing: Academic writing is used in most cases to teach someone how to write or to teach someone how to write and expand their writing. While professional writing already taking you have learned and applying it to real life scenarios.

8. Difference between academic writing and professional writing: Academic writing tends to be longer, with complete sentences and paragraphs. That’s because you need to demonstrate the breadth (extent) and depth of your understanding of a topic. Conversely, professional/technical writing tends to be shorter and more straightforward, especially when a boss releases a memorandum instructing people what to do.

9. Things to Remember When Writing Academically or Professionally: Know your purpose for writing . Are you writing to inform people? To educate? To make them follow and take action? Or simply to narrate? To entertain? You need to be clear with what you want to do in order to begin writing. Base everything you write on facts . This is non-fiction, so you must base your ideas on reality and factual information. If you don’t, your work and you, by extension, will lose credibility.

10. Things to Remember When Writing Academically or Professionally: Do not be very wordy.  People, especially those in the workplace, do not have a lot of time, so a short but meaningful text will be helpful. Also, wordiness can cause confusion to readers, so avoid it. Avoid using idioms and poetic language . While literary texts and personal conversations allow you to use idioms and poetic language, academic and professional writing do not. Instead, writers must use direct and straight-to-the-point language.