ENG116 MIDTERMS REVIEWER (1 of 6)

➢ defined as critical, objective, specialized texts written by experts or professionals in a given field using formal language.

• Academic Text

• Non-Academic Text

based on facts with a solid basis.

formal, objective (impersonal), and technical.

• Academic Text

• Non-Academic Text

➢ personal, emotional, impressionistic, or subjective in nature.

• Academic Text

• Non-Academic Text

more informal and rely more heavily on emotional appeal or the opinions of the author.

• Academic Text

• Non-Academic Text

Characteristics of Academic Writing (FOPSBECS):

tends to use longer words and more complex sentences, while avoiding contractions and colloquial or informal words or expressions that might be common in spoken English.

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Characteristics of Academic Writing (FOPSBECS):

to ensure the reader understands the meaning. This includes the use of technical vocabulary for other disciplines to understand.

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• BALANCED

Characteristics of Academic Writing (FOPSBECS):

the emphasis is placed on the arguments and information, rather than on the writer. As a result, academic writing tends to use nouns and noun phrases more than verbs and adverbs. It also tends to use more passive structures, rather than active voice.

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Characteristics of Academic Writing (FOPSBECS):

should be coherent, with logical progression throughout, and cohesive, with the different parts of the writing clearly connected. Careful planning before writing is essential to ensure that the final product will be well structured, with a clear focus and logical progression of ideas.

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Characteristics of Academic Writing (FOPSBECS):

- giving consideration to all sides of the issue and avoiding bias. Use hedging, or 'being cautious', is an important component of academic style to make a claim less absolute. For example, when giving a hypothesis or presenting results. (The evidence suggests... or this could be caused by... the research indicates.)

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Characteristics of Academic Writing (FOPSBECS):

uses accurate and exact words and phrases, and avoids wordiness (verbosity), and redundant or unnecessary words.

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• OBJECTIVE

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• SPECIFIC