How much do you know about academic writing?

The main difference between academic writing and other writing is that

academic writing:

• uses longer words

• tries to be precise and unbiased

• is harder to understand

The purpose of an introduction is:

• to give your aims and methods

• to excite the reader

• to summarize your ideas

An in-text citation looks like:

• (Manton, 2008)

• (Richard Manton, 2008)

• (Manton, R. 2008)

Proofreading means:

• getting a friend to edit your work

• Checking for minor errors

• rewriting

Teachers expect students to adopt a critical approach to their sources

• sometimes

• only for Master’s work

• always

An abstract is normally found:

• on the back cover of books

• before journal articles

The conclusion to an article usually includes:

• results of the study

• additional data

• references