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What is Critical Writing?. How do I criticise the work of established academics/practitioners? By reading other established academics/ practitioners that may have different views! By looking for practical evidence that may support or refute the established theory. What is Critical Writing?.
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What is Critical Writing? • How do I criticise the work of established academics/practitioners? • By reading other established academics/ practitioners that may have different views! • By looking for practical evidence that may support or refute the established theory.
What is Critical Writing? • How can I criticise other’s work? • Check for logical coherency of the arguments. • Are the reasons linked with each other and with the conclusion? • May the author be biased? • Cultural, gender, professional biases, etc. • Does the author clearly outline his/her theoretical base? • Are the author’s arguments supported by relevant evidence and other people’s work? • Are the author’s methods trustworthy?
What is Critical Writing? • Is critical writing about criticising other’s work? • Yes but it is only a small part. • It is also about: • Integrating different sources of information (books, articles, etc.) to provide a fuller picture of your topic. • Telling a “story” of your topic: • What are the key themes, arguments and conclusions? • How were they developed? • Do the authors in the area agree/disagree with each other? • What does the theory in your topic mean for practice? • Providing practical evidence to illustrate and support your arguments.
Key thing in critical writing is: Wide and critical reading!
