If you are working on assignments for your academic course you’ll be expected to write in the academic style of writing. This guide will list the main features of academic writing.
Academic writing follows the same writing process as other types of texts (journal articles, reports...) but it has specific conventions in terms of content, structure and style.
Types of academic writing:
The subject of the academic writing
Each subject discipline will have certain writing conventions, vocabulary and types of discourse that you will become familiar with over the course of your degree.
However, there are some general characteristics of academic writing that are relevant across all disciplines.
General academic writing features:
Remember!
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