Academic English Writing

Questions: 1. Briefly define academic writing. Describe at least three characteristics of academic writing? 2. What is your writing process? Writing is usually a process and includes several stages? Answers: 1. Academic Writing Academic writing is a process where an idea is broken down and presented in a formal tone and third person point of view after applying the correct reasoning in the writing. The writing should be clear, transparent along with relevant information without any emotional tone attached with the writing (1). The three characteristics of Academic writing are: Precise The topics presented in the write-up should be precise, with proper figures and facts and to the point in formation so that the readers do not have to search through the write-up and get whatever is asked in the topic instantly. Hedge The writer should have a strong viewpoint regarding the information that is being put in the write-up. Whenever the writer is making a decision through the write up or claiming something, the writer should be confident regarding the decision or the claim Accurate The writer should use the correct vocabulary and make no grammatical mistakes while writing a academic write-up. 2. Process of Academic Writing Write a proper introduction that gives the reader an idea about what the following essay is all about (2). The main objective behind writing the essay should be stated clearly in the beginning. Every paragraph should present a new idea. In addition to that, the paragraph should be inter-connected with each other. Provide examples wherever required to prove a certain idea presented in the essay. The conclusion should be an overview of whatever being presented in the essay. The conclusion should not possess any new idea, but will be a summarization of what has been presented and what can be the expected outcome of the idea presented in the essay. Proofread the essay before submitting it to the reader. Grammatical mistakes, punctuation errors or wrong sentence construction is strictly prohibited in the academic writing. References Monippally, Mathukutty M, and Badrinarayan Shankar Pawar. Academic Writing. Los Angeles: Response, 2010. Print. Roundy, Shaun. The Art Craft Of Writing. [United States]: University of Life Press, 2011. Print. Monippally, Mathukutty M, and Badrinarayan Shankar Pawar.Academic Writing. Los Angeles: Response, 2010. Print. Roundy, Shaun.The Art Craft Of Writing. [United States]: University of Life Press, 2011. Print.