Relationship between Academic Essay writing and Communication in the Workplace

Running head: ACADEMIC ESSAY WRITING AND COMMUNICATION IN THE WORKPLACE 1
Relationship between Academic Essay writing and Communication in the Workplace
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Introduction
Writing is one of the many forms of communication. It has been argued that a good
writer is likely to make a good communicator (Jones & Lebaron, 2014). As such learning to
write a perfect academic essay aids an individual in preparing for workplace communication. In
English for Academic Studies, a number of topics have covered to explore how someone can
write a great essay. Topic one examines the differences between BUS 100 and other subjects.
While other subjects focus primarily on content, English for Academic Studies focuses on study
skills and language. Study skills and language are crucial ingredients in writing an academic
essay that can be reflected in workplace communication. The next topic discusses note taking,
summarizing and paraphrasing. The three steps are quite important in the academic essay since
they aid students to prepare all the requirements needed to complete their work. The third topic
talks of academic argument, and guides the authors to state and support their academic work with
the relevant justifications. The fourth topic discusses academic conventions that guide the essay
writers to acknowledge the work of other authors through citations and references. Finally, topic
five examines different types of writing including different approaches used to write different
types of essays.
Each subject is unique, and as a result, there is a specific language that is mainly
attributable to such subject (Bretag, Crossman & Bordia, 2009). English for Academic Studies
unlike other subjects focuses more on study skills and knowledge. A lot of subjects emphasize
content meaning that the tutor or grader award marks according to the subject-related
information and may ignore study skills and language aspects such as the relevance of the
material used and grammar. However, that is not the case with English for Academic Studies
since it concentrates on scrutinizing the content delivered by the student to test whether it meets

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the standards or reflects study and language skills. Similarly, communication is largely based on
the ability to use the right words and suitable language that will be understood by the recipient.
Therefore, with the study and language skills as presented in BUS 100, it will be easier for an
individual to use the right content and appropriate language that can be well-understood by their
colleagues.
Study skills are important aspects of helping someone to study and learn efficiently.
Language skills, on the other hand, aid an individual in communicating with others, especially
when discussing a particular subject. The development of study and language skills come with
several benefits including helping the student in the most effective ways to use the study
materials (Sadiku, 2015). Secondly, such skills play a crucial role in developing a special
vocabulary and language that is suitable for a particular subject. Thirdly, right study skills will
guide the student in interpreting the assignment questions and choosing the relevant material that
is appropriate for the completion of the work beforehand. The ability to select the right study
materials can be translated to the communication in the workplace whereby someone will need to
select the suitable words depending on the prevailing conditions. Study skills and language are
the key factors behind a well-cited and reference academic essay wok. With language skills, the
learner will be able to communicate with the fellow students and tutors effectively, an indication
that even in the workplace they will communicate with fellow workmates and managers
excellently.
Note taking, summarizing and ability to change the content from other sources without
altering the original meaning is the secret behind becoming the great academic essay writer
(Bretag, Crossman & Bordia, 2009). Note taking marks the first step of preparing for the essay
and involves listing down the key points. With the key points, the writer will then search for