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Academic writing is formal writing intended to convey information to educated readers in a clear and structured way. It requires planning, research, and editing. The document discusses the structure of academic writing, which generally includes an introduction stating the topic and purpose, body paragraphs with a topic sentence and conclusion, and a conclusion that restates the main ideas. It also provides tips for improving academic writing skills such as writing for the intended audience, building on past research, getting straight to the point, and using an appropriate style. The goal of academic writing is to inform readers in an engaging way.

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Academic Writing Skill

Academic writing is formal writing intended to convey information to educated readers in a clear and structured way. It requires planning, research, and editing. The document discusses the structure of academic writing, which generally includes an introduction stating the topic and purpose, body paragraphs with a topic sentence and conclusion, and a conclusion that restates the main ideas. It also provides tips for improving academic writing skills such as writing for the intended audience, building on past research, getting straight to the point, and using an appropriate style. The goal of academic writing is to inform readers in an engaging way.

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Academic Writing Skill

By, Elok Dwi Oktaviana, 1806139973, EFN B

Academic writing is clear, concise, focussed, structured and backed up by


evidence. Its purpose is to aid the reader’s understanding. It has a formal tone and
style, but it is not complex and does not require the use of long sentences and
complicated vocabulary. Each subject discipline will have certain writing
conventions, vocabulary and types of discourse that you will become familiar with
over the course of your degree. However, there are some general characteristics of
academic writing that are relevant across all disciplines.

As nursing students, we should know how to make an academic writing. It’s


really important because somehow, if you want to study aboard you have known
how to make it. Besides that, if you want to make a research you should make it
with an academic writing too. An example of academic writing is essay. But here,
the writer will tell us about the academic writing in general, from the definition of
academic writing, then the structure of academic writing, and the last one is the
things that we can do and don’t in academic writing.

To Improve our academic writing skill we shoul to know about the structure.
The structures are divided into three parts, which are introduction, body of
paragraphs, and the last is conclusion. The first one is introduction. Most of the
types of texts you write for university need to have an introduction. Its purpose is
to clearly tell the reader the topic, purpose and structure of the paper (University of
Sydney, 2018). The second structure is body of paragraphs. Most academic writing
is structured into paragraphs. It is helpful to think about each paragraph as a mini
essay with a three-part structure, which are topic sentence (also known as
introductory sentence), body of the paragraph and concluding sentence (University
of Sydney, 2018). The last part is conclusion. The conclusion is closely related to
the introduction and is often described as its ‘mirror image’. This means that if the
introduction begins with general information and ends with specific information,
the conclusion moves in the opposite direction (University of Sydney, 2018). The
conclusion usually begins by briefly summarizing the main scope or structure of
the paper, confirms the topic that was given in the introduction. This may take the
form of the aims of the paper, a thesis statement (point of view) or a research
question/hypothesis and its answer/outcome, and ends with a more general
statement about how this topic relates to its context. This may take the form of an
evaluation of the importance of the topic, implications for future research or a
recommendation about theory or practice.

Writing typically consists of 4 main stages: planning, writing, editing and


reviewing. As writing is an iterative process, these activities do not occur in a fixed
order; rather, writers move among these activities although typically, more time is
spent on planning or thinking at the start and on editing and reviewing at the end.
Planning for your writing has been identified as one of the key practices of good
writers and you need to factor in time to gather, absorb and plan your arguments
before composing text.

Academic writing is an essential skill set that all students must develop. In
order to succeed in the competitive world of academia, you must be able to
communicate your ideas with grace, clarity and power. These ten tips will help you
enhance and polish your academic writing so that you can impress your peers,
professors and even publications.

1. Write to the level of the intended audience. Academic writing is generally


intended for highly educated and well-informed individuals who already
know the basics of the topic in question. These readers need no in-depth
introduction or explanation of the material. It’s generally advisable to
concentrate on the main points of the treatise rather than wasting your
readers’ time rehashing information they already know.
2. Build on the past. Academic writing typically requires a great deal of
research before the first word is ever written. By compiling and expanding
upon on relevant research and published reports on the chosen topic, authors
can produce fresh, informative papers that do not simply repeat ideas that
have already been examined and published.
3. Get to the point. The first paragraph of the paper should quickly outline the
main points to be covered in the entire document. This provides a structure
for the paper and quickly establishes the primary topic for the reader. Some
scholarly works include a brief abstract that serves the same basic purpose
and summarizes the entire paper in a few short paragraphs.
4. Inform the audience. Opinion pieces are best suited for editorial works, not
academic papers. By supporting the conclusions of the paper with solid
evidence, writers can enhance their overall credibility and ensure that their
points are considered fairly and fully by their audience.
5. Show a little style. Academic papers, like other types of writing, require a
specific style and format in order to be readily accepted. Investing in an
appropriate style manual and adhering to its recommendations can improve
the quality of writing and the likelihood that the end result will be accepted
by editors and by the final arbiters, the readers

Academic writing is entirely different to writing for other purposes, as its


goal is generally to inform, and it is difficult to keep this kind of writing intriguing
and engaging. It’s also not at all easy to condense complex research, studies, and
findings into one long essay that reads fluidly, and is easy for everyone to
understand. So, we have to practice so whave a good writing skills.
References
Proofreading Service. (2019). 10 Ways To Improve Your Academic Writing Skill.
Retrieved October, 10 2019 from:
https://www.proofreadingservices.us/academic-writing/#ixzz63qa7LaL1

University of Essex. (n,d). How To Improve Your Academic Writing. Retrieved


October, 10 2019 from:
https://www.york.ac.uk/media/study/schoolsandcolleges/sixth-form-
resources/how-to-improve-your-academic-writing.pdf

University of Sydney. (2018). Academic Writing. Retrieved, October, 10 2019


from: https://sydney.edu.au/students/writing.html April 9th 2018.

https://library.leeds.ac.uk/info/14011/writing/106/academic_writing

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