Section 3: What is Academic Writing?
Overview
Academic writing is a particular type of writing that we do in schools and universities. What makes this type of writing different from the writing that we do in professional or public settings? Section 3 will explore this questions.
Learning Outcomes
In this section, you will learn to:
- Define academic writing and identify its key characteristics
- Describe the concept of writing in the disciplines and recognize how academic writing may vary across fields
- Explain the role of critical thinking in academic writing
- Identify the purpose of research in academic contexts and describe its basic functions
- Recognize how academic writing involves entering a conversation among scholars
- Describe how academic writers use persuasion to highlight the value of their ideas
