ACADEMIC

WRITING
 What is academic writing?
• A process that starts with posing a question,
problematizing a concept, evaluating an opinion, and ends
in answering the question or questions posed, clarifying
the problem, and/ or arguing for a stand.
 PURPOSE of ACADEMIC
WRITING
• To inform
• To argue a specific point
• To persuade
 TEXT ORGANIZATION OR
STYLE
• Description
• Cause and Effect
• Comparison/ Contrast
• Order/ Sequence
• Problem- Solution
 AUDIENCE OF ACADEMIC
WRITING
• TEACHERS/PROFESSIONALS
• PEERS WHO WILL READ AND EVALUATE YOUR WORK
• ACADEMIC COMMUNITY WHO MAY ALSO READ YOUR WORK
NOTE: THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT YOUR AUDIENCE IS
COMPOSED OF PEOPLE WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THE
SUBJECT YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT; THUS, YOU HAVE TO
DEMONSTRATE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR
SUBJECT AT HAND.
IS ACADEMIC WRITING PERSONAL NARRATIVE,
A CREATIVE ESSAY OR A LEGAL DOCUMENT?
 ACADEMIC WRITING IS
THINKING.
• WHY? BECAUSE YOU CANNOT JUST WRITE ANYTHING
THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND.
 RULES AND PRACTICES IN
WRITING
• THE LANGUAGE MUST BE APPROPRIATE AND FORMAL
BUT NOT TOO PRETENTIOUS
• THE KNOWLEDGE AND BACKGROUND OF THE AUDIENCE
MUST BE CONSIDERED
• VALID EVIDENCE IS NEEDED
NOTE: WRITING ACADEMIC PAPER REQUIRES DELIBERATE,
THOROUGH AND CAREFUL THOUGHT AND THAT IS WHY IT
INVOLVES RESEARCH.
 PONDER ON THIS:
• IT WAS MENTIONED IN TEXT A “WHY DO THEY SAY
THAT OUR ENGLISH IS BAD?” that Filipino College
Students encounter problems in grammar when they write
papers. It would be interesting to find out if the same
scenario applies to you and your classmates, so pair up
with your classmates and do a quick random survey on
how your classmates write their essays? Use the following
question as your guide.
 questions
1. What do you think are some problems that you and / or
your classmates encounter when you write an academic
paper?
2. What language do they use at home?
3. How does the language at home affect their language
and style in writing?
 Carry this out.
• Based on the result of your survey and on your discussion
of the features, standards, and requirements of academic
writing, write a two-to-three-page essay on what you think
is the state of academic writing in Philippine context. Use
your personal knowledge, what you hear from your
teachers and on the news, and what you have read from
books to substantiate your opinion.
 RUBRICS
• CONTENT
• STRUCTURE
• LANGUAGE
• MECHANICS