DOs and DON’Ts of the academic writing

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DOs and DON’Ts of the academic writing

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OUTLINE
What is academic writing?
Remember DOs and DON’Ts
Our examples
Conclusion
References

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ACADEMIC WRITING
Academic writing is a formal style of writing used in universities and
scholarly publications.
Formal
Informal

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LET’S REMEMBER
DOs
precise facts
personal pronouns
academic vocabulary
passive structure
complex grammar structure
referencing
caution-tentative language
accurate vocabulary
DON’Ts
idiomatic/colloquial
phrasal verbs
personal pronouns
personal adverbs
contractions '
questions
number/bullet points
vague language
repetition
basic language

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OUR EXAMPLES
DOs
The epidemic has had a severe negative
impact on small companies, which are the
foundation of many local economies.
Due to the pandemic, small businesses
have reported a 20% reduction in revenue
on average
Additionally, these enterprises had fewer
financial resources to fall back on and
were less likely to get government aid
DON’Ts
It has serious negative effect on small
companies
Because of the pandemic, small
businesses have reported a 20%
reduction in earnings on mid
Moreover, these facility bad financial
recources to fall back on and were less
likely to get government aid

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OUR EXAMPLES
DOs
DON’Ts
The utilization of renewable energy
We should use green energy to cut down
sources can effectively reduce carbon
on carbon pollution.
emissions.
The waste management people use
The implementation of smart waste
smart tech to minimize trash.
management systems has proven to be
Composting is a good way to reduce
an effective solution for reducing waste.
waste, like throwing food in a special bin.
The utilization of composting technology
has demonstrated potential in reducing
the amount of organic waste generated.

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CONCLUSION
Why is academic writing important? Academic writing is a means of
producing, codifying, transmitting, evaluating, renovating, teaching,
and learning knowledge and ideology in academic disciplines. Being
able to write in an academic style is essential to disciplinary learning
and critical for academic success.

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REFERENCES