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Academic text is defined as formal writing by experts in a given field using objective language and facts. It avoids casual language and focuses on ideas and facts rather than people or feelings. Examples of academic writing include literary analyses, research papers, dissertations, and papers for academic publications. Academic writing generally follows a clear structure, such as a three-part introduction, body, and conclusion structure or an IMRaD structure involving an introduction, methods, results, and discussion. The introduction provides background and states the purpose and structure, while the conclusion summarizes and relates the topic to its context.

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Academic text is defined as formal writing by experts in a given field using objective language and facts. It avoids casual language and focuses on ideas and facts rather than people or feelings. Examples of academic writing include literary analyses, research papers, dissertations, and papers for academic publications. Academic writing generally follows a clear structure, such as a three-part introduction, body, and conclusion structure or an IMRaD structure involving an introduction, methods, results, and discussion. The introduction provides background and states the purpose and structure, while the conclusion summarizes and relates the topic to its context.

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What is an Academic Text?

Academic text is defined as critical, objective,


specialized texts written by experts or professionals in
a given field using formal language. This means that
academic texts are based on facts with solid basis.
Academic writing, therefore, is generally quite formal,
objective (impersonal) and technical. It is formal by
avoiding casual or conversational language, such as
contractions or informal vocabulary. It is impersonal
and objective by avoiding direct reference to people or
feelings, and instead emphasizing objects, facts and
ideas.
• It is technical by using vocabulary
specific to the discipline. To be a good
academic writer, you will need to learn
the specific styles and structures for
your discipline, as well as for each
individual writing task. Some examples
of academic writing are as follow:
Literary Analysis

• A literary analysis essay examines,


evaluates, and makes an argument about
a literary work. As its name suggests, a
literary analysis essay goes beyond mere
summarization. It requires careful close
reading of one or multiple texts and often
focuses on a specific characteristic,
theme, or motif.
Research Paper:

• A research paper uses outside information


to support a thesis or make an argument.
Research papers are written in all
disciplines and may be evaluative,
analytical, or critical in nature. Common
research sources include data, primary
sources (e.g., historical records), and
secondary sources (e.g., peer- reviewed
scholarly articles). Writing a research
paper involves synthesizing this external
information with your own ideas.
Dissertation:

• A dissertation (or thesis) is a document


submitted at the conclusion of a Ph.D.
program. The dissertation is a book-length
summarization of the doctoral candidate’s
research.
• Academic papers may be done as a part
of a class, in a program of study, or for
publication in an academic journal or
scholarly book of articles around a theme,
by different authors.
Structure

• is an important feature of academic


writing. A well-structured text enables the
reader to follow the argument and
navigate the text. In academic writing a
clear structure and a logical flow are
imperative to a cohesive text. These are
the two common structures of academic
texts that you need to learn which
depends on the type of assignment you
are required: the three-part essay
structure and the IMRaD structure.
• The Three-Part Essay Structure
• The three-part essay structure is a basic
structure that consists of introduction,
body and conclusion. The introduction and
the conclusion should be shorter than the
body of the text. For shorter essays, one
or two paragraphs for each of these
sections can be appropriate. For longer
texts or theses, they may be several
pages long.
Introduction

• Its purpose is to clearly tell the reader the


topic, purpose and structure of the paper.
As a rough guide, an introduction might be
between 10 and 20 percent of the length
of the whole paper and has three main
parts:
A.The most general information, such as
background and/or definitions.
B. The core of the introduction, where you
show the overall topic, purpose, your point
of view, hypotheses and/or research
questions (depending on what kind of
paper it is).
C.The most specific information, describing
the scope and structure of your paper.
• You should write your introduction after
you know both your overall point of view (if
it is a persuasive paper) and the whole
structure of your paper. You should then
revise the introduction when you have
completed the main body.
The Body

• It develops the question, “What is the topic


about?”. It may elaborate directly on the
topic sentence by giving definitions,
classifications, explanations, contrasts,
examples and evidence. This is
considered as the heart of the essay
because it expounds the specific ideas for
the readers to have a better understanding
of the topic. It usually is the largest part of
the essay.
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. The
conclusion usually begins by briefly summarizing the
main scope or structure of the paper, confirms the
topic that was given in the introduction, 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.
The IMRaD Structure

• The sections of the IMRaD structure are


Introduction, Methods, Results and
Discussion. The Introduction usually
depicts the background of the topic and
the central focus of the study. The
Methodology lets your readers know your
data collection methods, research
instrument employed, sample size and so
on. Results and Discussion states the brief
summary of the key findings or the results
of your study.

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