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Entering University: the challenges of academic
writingIan Forth
Cross-University EFL Co-ordinator
Language Laws People Provinces Communication Currency
Academia
Underestimates amount of work outside lectures
Underestimates effort required to write long essays
Week with no classes is probably a reading or study week
Case Study 1
No strategies for assessing usefulness of a particular book
Slow reader First grade shows assessment criteria are
not what he expected School level writing is not appropriate
Case Study 2
Specialised vocabulary Formal style (no contractions or idiomatic
expressions) Impersonal: pronouns (I, we, us, etc) seldom used Long sentences (last sentence in Text 2 has 51
words) Long paragraphs Authors whose work is quoted are referred to using
strict conventions (rules!) Academic writing blends or integrates reading and writing
Connections between ideas are made explicit through linking words or vocabulary.
Academic language
Critical essay Exam essay Case study Reflective assessment Dissertation Projects Lab report Research proposal (protocol) Case notes Business reports Poster presentations Team assignment Management Brief Website
Diversity of writing tasks and expectations
Adam Smith wrote; ‘ It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest’. Discuss.
Exclusion and inequality impacts upon service users, carers and groups within a variety of contexts and environments. Focus on one particular client/group and consider how they experience exclusion and inequality.
Sample Titles
Write down in your own words what you think the assignment is asking you to do.
What do you already know about the subject matter of the assignment?
What do you need to know to help you complete this assignment successfully?
How does this assignment differ from or is similar to other assignments that I have done?
How am I going to choose reading materials?
Begin with the title
Opening paragraph
Argument is supported by examples or evidence
Paragraphs are developed
Paragraphs are coherent
Appropriate style
Use references and quotations
Conclusion ; summarises the argument/discussion
Checking and editing (spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc)
Looking at an example of academic writing
Good luck with your university studies
THANK YOU!