Academic writing conventions. AIE

Generally, the pronoun we is used in academic writing when...

• writing your original ideas

• co-writing

• paraphrasing

Which version is more academic?

• English teachers use digital tools a lot

• We utilize plenty of digital tools

• Teachers love using digital tools all the time

• Often, English teachers utilize a number of digital tools

In academic writing the Past Tense is used to...

• report on the results of research

• report your own ideas

• prove a theory

• tell anecdotes

In academic writing the Present Tense is mostly used for...

• make general statements

• tell anecdotes

• remember the most important authors

• report on research activities

Which abreviation means "and others"?

• sic.

• e.g.

• ibid.

• et al.

Which abreviation means "in the same place (book/article)"?

• et.al.

• ibid.

• sic.

• i.e.

In academic writing evidence is often shown in tables and images.

• True

• False

It is common to use hedging (words to create distance, for example: it suggests, probably).

• False

• True