ACADEMIC WRITING

Mr. Abdul Aziz Assanosi .azizsanosi@gmail com

Main Source:First Steps in Academic Writing (Level 2)Second EditionBy: Ann HoguePearson, Longman

Some types of writing Descriptive writing (about details) Persuasive writing (opinions and

perspectives) Narrative writing (stories and novels,

poetic with imagination) Academic writing (What we are going to

study in this course)

Academic Writing

What is academic writing?

o It is the kind of writing you do in college.• :Its purpose is to• Explain something • or to• give information about something• Its audience is • Your teacher and your classmates

Academic Writing, Skills Needed

• Sentence structure• Organization• Grammar• punctuation

Sentence Structure

• How to arrange words in a sentence• Like my friend football very.• My friend likes football very much.

• The weather hot today and humid.• The weather is hot and humid today

Organization • How to arrange ideas in a paragraph.• It is quite and convenient. My friends and relatives

live there. I like My hometown for many reasons. The weather is good. My town is a good place to

live in. I can find everything I need there.• I like my hometown very much. First, I can find

every thing I need there. Second, the weather is good. Third, it is quite and convenient. Finally, my

friend and relatives live there. In short, my town is a good place to live in.

Grammar & Punctuation

• Is very hot today• The weather is very hot today.

• when Summer comes we, will go to dubai. • When summer comes, we will go to Dubai.

Pre writing

• Pre writing activities are the activities you do before writing to help you compose ideas about what you are going to write.

Asking questions and taking notes

• Ask questions and write down the important facts.

• Do not write complete sentences.

• Example • Where are you from?• Riyadh.• Write complete sentences later.

Ask your classmate the following

What is your first name?What is your family name?Where are you from?What is your hobby?What telephone brand do you like?Where did you go in the holiday?Check your book on page 3 for Proper and

improper questions.