ACADEMIC WRITING

ISA PROCESS THAT STARTS WITH

POSING A QUESTION, PROBLEMATIZING
A CONCEPT, EVALUATING AN OPINION,
AND ENDS IN ANSWERING THE
QUESTIONS POSED, CLARIFYING THE
PROBLEM, AND/OR ARGUING FOR A
STAND.
 ACADEMIC WRITING
 PURPOSES

TO INFORM.
TO ARGUE A SPECIFIC POINT.
TO PERSUADE.
TO ADDRESSES A SPECIFIC
AUDIENCE.
 COMPARISON ACCORDING TO
THE AUDIENCE
ACADEMIC WRITING OTHER WRITINGS
 HAVE AN SPECIFIC TARGET  GENERAL READING.
AUDIENCE.  WRITING WITH
 WRITING WITH SET RULES PRETENTIOUS AND NO
AND PRACTICES. LIMIT OF
 INFORMATION WITH VALID INFORMATION.
AND STRONG EVIDENCE.  IT CAN IMAGENARY OR
 IT MUS BE EVALUATED AND BASED ON WHAT IS
DELIBERATED ESP. THE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF
RESEARCH MATERIALS THE WRITER.
WILL BE USED.
Types of Academic Writing
 Essay

Thesis Paper

Dissertation Report

Article Project
 Essay:argumentative text, usually
short (1,500 to 6,000 words).

 Research paper: longer essay

involving library research (3,000 to
6,000 words).

 Research article: an essay written

to be published in scientific
journals.
 Dissertation:long essay involving
study and research (6,000 to 20,000
words).

 Thesis:completed over a number of

years. Offers an original contribution
to the research area. (20,000 words).
 Technicalreport: describes process,
progress and results of scientific
research.

 Research project: describes the ideas

for an investigation on a certain topic.
Basic structure of
Academic Writing
 Report

 Descriptionof process, procedure

and results of a research.

1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
 Project

 Describes the ideas for an

investigation on a certain topic.

1. Title (hypothesis)

2. Background Analysis and

Information

3. Literature Review
4.Research Questions and Objectives

5. Significance of Project

6. Methodology

7. Timetable

8. Bibliography
Argumentative Essay

 Presents an argument through

reasoning and the use of evidence.

 Thesis statement: expresses the

researcher’s position in relation to a
given problem. It is normally stated
in the introduction of an essay.
Conclusion: restates the line
of argument, summarises the
points that support the thesis,
suggests further research.

Bibliography: sources cited in

paper listed alphabetically.
GROUP ACTIVITY
DIRECTION: YOU WILL BE GROUPED
INTO 4 GROUPS. AND IN 1 WHOLE
SHEET OF PAPER YOU WILL WRITE
YOUR ANSWER. YOU WILL BE GIVEN
SETS OF TEXT TO READ AND TO
EVALUATE IT. AND ANWER THESE
QUESTION…
GROUP ACTIVITY

1. WHICH OF THE TEXTS CONSIDERED AN

ACADEMIC TEXT?
2. HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT IT IS AN
ACADEMIC TEXT? EXPLAIN.
3. EXPLAIN THE DIFFENCE OF IT TO THE
OTHER WRITINGS/TEXTS.
GENERALIZATION
WHAT IS AN ACADEMIC
WRITING/TEXT?
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCE OF
AN ACADEMIC TEXT TO OTHER
TEXT?
QUIZ
REREAD THE TEXTS.
EVALUATE IT AND ANSWER THE TABLE
THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU.
WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN A ½ SHEET
OF PAPER.
AGREEMENT
BRING AT LEAST 2 OR MORE
ACADEMIC TEXT WHICH ARE RELATED
TO YOUR SPECIALIZATION.
PASTE IT IN A FOLDER.
WILL BE PASSED NEXT MEETING.