Difference between Academic Writing and Non-academic Writing
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The document discusses the differences between academic and non-academic writing. Academic writing is intended for an academic audience, uses formal tone and precise language, requires evidence-based arguments and references. It includes books, research papers and theses. Non-academic writing is less formal and does not require references. It includes personal blogs, articles for general audiences and less structured writing. The key differences are purpose, style, organization, vocabulary and intended reader.
Difference between Academic Writing and Non-academic Writing
- 1. Difference Between Academic Writing and Non-academic Writing Prepared by Daya Vaghani(Sem-IV) Batch:2020-22 Department of English (M.K.Bhavnagar University) Research Methodology
- 2. 2 Introduction ● Writing skills are an important part of communication. ● How academic writing is differs from other writing? ● Writing is a set of process. ● Academic and Non-Academic Writing usually differ in format, purpose, and tone.
- 3. 3 Writing Process ● Have you ever thought that writing is a process? ● Writing is not an easy task ● According to Columas people have been writing for thousands of years, writing has become more important in recent years, and despite the fact that millions of people are unable to write and read, the majority of communication takes place through writing rather than speaking .(Coulmas) ● Yunus and Haris said that writing is a necessary device in learning that it can help learners better in different ways such as comprehending the opinions and concepts.(Yunus and Haris)
- 4. 4 What is Academic Writing? ➔ Academic writing is just like written form of communication which demands reading and serious thinking. ➔ Academic writing refers to a style of expression that researchers use to define the intellectual boundaries of their disciplines and specific areas of expertise. ➔ Characteristics of academic writing include a formal tone, use of the third-person rather than first-person perspective (usually), a clear focus on the research problem under investigation, and precise word choice. Like specialist languages adopted in other professions, such as, law or medicine, academic writing is designed to convey agreed meaning about complex ideas or concepts for a group of scholarly experts.(Hartley)
- 5. 5 What is Academic Writing? ➔ Despite the fact that writing as a language talent is often overlooked, especially when it comes to the natural order hypothesis, students who appreciate writing in academic contexts are more likely to question its validity. ➔ It is consequently unsurprising that writing is given higher prominence in academic contexts, owing to its immediate practical application in a wide range of academic assignments such as examination questions, essays, research reports, dissertation thesis, and so on.(Sağlamel and Kayaoğlu)
- 6. 6 Importance of Good Academic Writing ❖ The Tone ❖ The Language ❖ Academic Conventions ❖ Evidence-Based Arguments ❖ Complexity and Higher-Order Thinking (Research Guides)
- 7. 7 Examples of Academic Writing ● Books and book reports ● Translations ● Essays ● Research papers and Research Articles ● Conference paper ● Academic journal ● Dissertation and Thesis -These are written to obtaining an advanced degree at a college or university ● Abstract - This is a short summary of a long document.
- 8. 8 What is Non Academic Writing? ➔ Non academic writing is writing that is not intended for an academic audience. They are written for a lay audience or the mass public. This type of writing may be personal, impressionistic, emotional, or subjective in nature. Examples : ➔ Personal blog writing, ➔ Facebook post ➔ Personal journal writing ➔ Writing for newspapers
- 9. 9 What is Non Academic Writing? ● Most of non academic writings do not include references, citations or a list of sources. ● Nor are they extensively well-researched as academic writing. ● Moreover, non academic writing often does not have a rigid structure as academic writing. ● It is often free-flowing and reflects the style and personality of the writer.
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- 11. 11 Difference Between Academic and Non-academic Writing According to Hyland academic writing is a kind of means to discuss knowledge claims.Academic writing should be the most concrete social text; it should consider as collective social practices rather than concerning linguistic features as regularities of academic writing. The most goals of academic writing will be persuasive; to persuade an evaluation in a review, to accept a knowledge claim in a research paper and to acknowledge a schema in a text book. On the other hand, non-academic writing is a kind of individual text in which writers think, feel or believe something. It doesn’t include literature, personal essays, articles, writing in popular magazine and newspapers.(Hyland)
- 12. 12 Difference Between Academic and Non-academic Writing Academic Writing Non-Academic Writing Reader Academics Family and friends Content Serious thought Conversational Style Complex sentences showing Considerable variety in construction Mostly simple and compound sentences joined by conjunctions such as, and, or but Organisation Clear and well planned Less likely to be as clear and as organised Vocabulary Technical and academic language used accurately Use of short forms, idioms and slang
- 13. 13 Conclusion ● From the discussion of this presentation we might conclude that scholarly interpretations differ from those of others. ● Ordinary people are unable to comprehend this unusual meaning, but academicians are capable of doing so. ● Academic portrayal of the subject is unique and interesting to read. ● Non-academic writing only comprises informal conversions, whereas academic writing represents serious views. ● There are no specific standards and regulations for structure and grammar in non-academic languages. As a result, it is similar to everyday ordinary language that is only used in everyday life. ● Academic language should be well-thought-out, concise, and straightforward.
- 14. 14 References ● Coulmas, Florian. Writing Systems: An Introduction to Their Linguistic Analysis (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics). Cambridge University Press,2003.https:/writing-systems-an-introduction-to-their-linguistic- analysis-cambridge-textbooks-in-linguistics-e156761438.html. ● Hartley, James. Academic Writing and Publishing a Practical Guide. Routledge, 2008. ● Hyland, Ken. “Disciplinary Discourses, Michigan Classics Ed.” The United States: University of Michigan Press, 2004, https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.6719.
- 15. 15 References ● “Organizing Academic Research Papers: Academic Writing Style.” Research Guides, https://library.sacredheart.edu/c.php?g=29803&p=185910. ● Sağlamel, Hasan, and Mustafa Naci Kayaoğlu. “ English Major Students’ Perceptions of Academic Writing: A Struggle between Writing to Learn and Learning to Write.” Journal of History Culture and Art Research, vol. 4, no. 3, 2015, p. 37., https://doi.org/10.7596/taksad.v4i3.477. ● Yunus, Melor Md, and Siti Nor Haris. “The Use of Discourse Markers among Form Four SLL Students in Essay Writing.” International Education Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, 2014, https://doi.org/10.5539.
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