王楚楚1306010110TourismEnglish1301Sept.20th,2015韩淋西1306010111TourismEnglish1301Sept.20th,20151WhatisAcademicWriting?I.DefinitionofAcademicWritinga)Academicwritingisstructuredresearchwrittenbyscholarsforotherscholars.Academicwritingaddressestopic-based'researchquestions'ofinteresttoanyonewhoisseekingfactually-based,objectively-presentedinformationonaparticulartopic.b)Theformsofexpository(说明的)andargumentativearticleusedbyuniversitystudentsandresearcherstoconvey.c)Academicconventionsgovernhowthisisachieved:opinionisexpressedinanobjectiveandimpersonalwayandmustbesupportedbyreputableevidencethatisintegratedexpertlyintothestructureofyouroverallargument.II.FeaturesofAcademicWritingA.Toneoftheexpressiona)Thetoneoftheexpressionoftheacademicwritingaimstobeobjectiveinitsexpressionofideas.B.UseofthewordsTheuseofthelanguageinacademicwritingrequiresmoreformallanguage,avoidingtheuseofslangandcolloquiallanguage.Informal:Thesocialworkerlookedattheclient’shistorytofindoutwhichinterventionshadpreviouslybeenimplemented.Academic:Thesocialworkerexaminedtheclient’shistorytoestablishwhichinterventionshadpreviouslybeenimplemented.C.ViewpointofthewriterTheviewpointofthewriterrequirestobesupportedbyevidence,andthesourcesofallideasanddatamustbeacknowledged.D.Exceptionsandlimitationsoflanguage.Thereareavarietyofexpressionsyoucanusetoconveypreciseshadesofmeaninglikequalifiers(修饰语)andquantifiers(数量词).E.Useofacronyms(首字母缩略词)andabbreviations(缩写词)王楚楚1306010110TourismEnglish1301Sept.20th,2015韩淋西1306010111TourismEnglish1301Sept.20th,20152a)Useofacronymsb)UseofabbreviationsIII.ThePurposeofAcademicWritingIV.CommonTypesofAcademicWritingNaturalSocial:Science,Engineering,Medicine,Agriculture…SocialScience:Literature,History,Philosophy,Politics,Economic…TermPaperThesisMaster’sThesisDoctoralDissertationV.StructureoftheAcademicWritingTheFormatofLongandShortWritingsShortLongAbstractIntroductionbodyConclusionReferencesAbstractKeywordsIntroductionMainbodyLiteraturereviewCasestudyDiscussionConclusionReferencesAppendicesToreportonapieceofresearchthewriterhasconductedTodiscussasubjectofcommoninterestandgivethewriter’sviewTosynthesisresearchdonebyothersonatopic