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Academic Writing

Academic Writing. Yoyok Sabar Waluyo, M.Hum. Fundamental of Writing. The main difference between academic writing and normal writing is that academic writing : (a) uses longer words (b) tries to be precise and unbiased (c) is harder to understand. Cont.

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Academic Writing

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  1. Academic Writing Yoyok Sabar Waluyo, M.Hum

  2. Fundamental of Writing • The main difference between academic writing and normalwriting is that academic writing: (a) uses longer words (b) tries to be precise and unbiased (c) is harder to understand

  3. Cont.... 2. The difference between a project and an essay is: (a) essays are longer (b) projects are longer (c) students choose projects’ topics

  4. Cont.... 3. Teachers complain most about students: (a) not answering the question given (b) not writing enough (c) not referencing properly

  5. Cont... 4. The best time to write an introduction is often: (a) first (b) last (c) after writing the main body

  6. Cont.... 5. Plagiarism is: (a) a dangerous disease (b) an academic offence (c) an academic website

  7. Cont.... 6. Making careful notes is essential for: (a) writing essays (b) revising for exams (c) all academic work

  8. Cont.... 7. An in-text citation looks like: (a) (Manton, 2008) (b) (Richard Manton, 2008) (c) (Manton, R. 2008)

  9. Cont... 8. Paraphrasing a text means: (a) making it shorter (b) changing a lot of the vocabulary (c) adding more detail

  10. Cont... 9. Paragraphs always contain: (a) six or more sentences (b) an example (c) a topic sentence

  11. Cont... 10. The purpose of an introduction is: (a) to give your aims and methods (b) to excite the reader (c) to summarise your ideas

  12. Cont... 11. Proof-reading means: (a) getting a friend to check your work (b) checking for minor errors (c) re-writing

  13. Cont.... 12. Teachers expect students to adopt a critical approach to their sources: (a) sometimes (b) only for Master’s work (c) always

  14. Why should we make a writing? • to report on a piece of research the writer has conducted • to answer a question the writer has been given or chosen • to discuss a subject of common interest and give the writer’s view • to sinthesize research done by others on a topic

  15. Types of academic writing Notes : A written record of the main points of a text orlecture, for a student’s personal use Report : A description of something a student has done e.g. conducting a survey

  16. Cont.... Project : A piece of research, either individual or groupwork, with the topic chosen by the student(s) Paper : A general term for any academic essay, report, presentation or article

  17. Cont... Essay : The most common type of written work, with the title given by the teacher, normally 1000–5000 words Dissertation/Thesis : The longest piece of writing normally done bya student (20,000+ words) often for a higherdegree, on a topic chosen by the student

  18. How we start writing • Prewriting : • have much sources/references • choose/make a topic as title • decide the problem will discuss • choose/confirm the way/method to solve • predict the result will get

  19. Cont... b. Drafting what parts should be written describe the urgency of title define the terms on title breakdown detailed problems discussed design the problem referring the chosen theory

  20. Cont... c. Revising make a careful notes check in-text citation look into the proof reading coherence of the problems

  21. Any questions...???? No.....??? Thank you.....

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