Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Academic Writing


According to the Student Learning development services of Massey University (2007), "Writing is a skill that is required in many contexts throughout life". Academic writing is not as easy as you think, it has its complications, but if looked into properly it is noticed that proper writing skills is essential throughout. Usually a message or information is sent through writing, and if one's writing skills are bad, then the message would be understood in a absolutely different manner, similarly if information is not understood correctly then the whole purpose of conveying information is lost. There are a whole lot more effects of bad writing skills and this could be improved with practice. 

Given below is a video on academic writing:

There are a few important points to academic writing:

  • Clear language
  • Researched and referenced material
  • Analysis
  • Arguments
  • Solid evidence
  • Avoiding uncertianinty, overly long sentences, repetition or repeating data and overly elaborated language.
By observing and working on the above points with practice, anyone could be a creative writer.


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