LDT3101: A Comprehensive Report on Academic Communication Skills

This report delves into the essential aspects of academic communication skills, differentiating them from other forms of communication. It emphasizes the formal presentation of ideas in a scholastic environment, highlighting its role in contributing to academic discourse. The report covers the basis of academic writing, comparing it with other forms of writing based on language and purpose. It identifies persuasion and conciseness as key features, noting the prohibition of slang. Furthermore, it explores key elements such as descriptive and analytical writing, crucial for universal acceptance in academic contexts. The report concludes by underscoring the unique features of academic communication and providing an analysis of vocabulary issues, supported by relevant references.

INTRODUCTION
Academical communication skills are the one which consists of the
presentation of ideas which are effective and formally used in a
scholastic environment. This type of skills help in contributing the
academical conversation with tutors and other students. This project
will help in adapting written and verbal communication which is suited
for the academical audience. It also helps in the development of the
sustainability which is logical, engaging and fluent for the
communicational purpose.
Developing Academic Communication Skills
(LDT3101) Some key element of academic writing
The key elements of academical writing are,
Descriptive :
The descriptive form of academical writing is the one which is known as the
purpose of providing the facts and information which allows the analysation
of summary of different articles or report of an experiment. In this element
of the academical writing it is essential for writer to include the
identification, record and summarization of the definition of the content
which is being written.
Analytical :
The academical writing is said to accepted in the universal level if it is
purely descriptive. However, in most of the academical writing the
analytical description in the main element of the whole written document.
The analytical writing also includes the descriptive writing which is said to
require the reorganization of the facts and information.
Purpose and features of academical writing
The purpose of academical writing is always objective rather than
being personal. In this type of writing fewer words are refereed to
rather than giving the writer or the reader emphasis over what should
be on the information which is needed for giving the arguments on the
desires (Berdanier and Zerbe, 2018). There are 3 major purpose to
academical writing such as,
Persuasion:
The purpose is to gain the attention of the readers which can adapt to
the answers to the desired questions. Thus, the academical writing
serves the purpose of being persuasive in dishing out the answers to
the desired questions.
REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Al-Mukdad, S., 2019. Investigating English academic writing problems
encountered by Arab International University students. Theory and
Practice in Language Studies. 9(3). pp.300-306.
Amiri, F. and Puteh, M., 2017. Error analysis in academic writing: A case
of international postgraduate students in Malaysia. Advances in Language
and Literary Studies. 8(4). pp.141-145.
Aunurrahman, A., Hamied, F.A. and Emilia, E., 2017. A joint construction
practice in an academic writing course in an Indonesian university context.
Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature. 17(1).
pp.27-44.
CONCLUSION
From the above project it is concluded that academical
communication has its own feature which differentiates it from the other
from of communication. This project shows all the essential features,
purpose and the key elements of the academical writings. This project also
provided the analyzation of the vocabulary issues.
BASIS OF
DIFFERENCE
ACADEMICAL WRITING OTHER FORMS OF WRITING
Use This type of writing is mostly utilized
for the preparation of the research
projects, conference papers, essays,
abstracts and reports.
This writing is utilized for the
preparation of the letters, emails,
newspaper articles, diary and
journals, etc.
Language The language in this form of writing is
very formal and has an objective with
concise language.
For other forms of writing the
informal approach or semi informal
approach of writing is used.
Slang In the academical writing the use of
slang is prohibited.
In general writing the use of slang is
present (Aunurrahman, Hamied and
Emilia, 2017).