Key Features and Importance of Academic Writing

Study Skills for Higher
Education
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Table of Content
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
Academic writing is determined as a formal style of writing which is used by students at
universities and scholarly publications. Journal articles, books and academic topics as well as
practices are the common platforms where academic writing is encountered. Some of the
examples of academic practice are essay writing, research papers and dissertation in academic
style. This is an essay which will be reflecting and discussing the key features of academic
writing as well as the importance of those features for an individual and students. The essay will
be conducting a critical survey and evaluation of seven key features of academic writing by also
identifying the importance and both positive as well as negative factors related to it (Altınmakas
and Bayyurt, 2019).
MAIN BODY
Academic writing is considered as a very important and essential skills for students and
graduates for showing their professional careers. It has to be written in a proper structure with a
clear and concise features and presentation. The structure of an academic writing content or
project is derived from the genre of writing and depends upon it. For instance if individual is
writing a report the need to have a proper introduction for it reflecting upon the aim of the the
report carrying forward with the appropriate discussion. Academic writing is done in a logical
and coherent manner where different parts of writing are presented clearly and in connection
with the aim of the research.
Academic writing has numerous features and characteristics, along with it there is a purpose
in academic writing which is to be further explained and evaluated in order to present the notion
critically. The most common purpose of an academic writing piece is to explain the notion of the
research topic as well as its finding in the correct manner in order to persuade readers towards
the explanation and the theory presented in the writing. Academic writing is specifically
dependent upon describing a particular object, notion, activity or place (Badley, 2019).
It also said that academic writing is similar to writing processes as it follows the same type
of text but what makes it different from other writing pieces is the specific conventions takes
place within it in terms of content, structure and style. There are different types of academic
writing and the common types of them which are used by students and are useful for universities
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