Mastering Academic Writing and Presentations for Success

Explore the essence of academic writing, learn to identify academic statements, understand where academic writing appears, grasp narrative styles, and differentiate academic writing styles through engaging activities in this comprehensive guide by Tharindu Jayamanna.

• Academic Writing
• Presentations
• Writing Styles
• Research Papers
• Effective Communication

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1. ACADEMIC WRITING AND PRESENTATIONS Tharindu Jayamanna

2. What is academic writing? O KISS Keep it straight and short O Clarity O Non-ambiguous O Analytical O Integrity O Authentic

3. Activity Identify the academic statements Identify the academic statements O This is a critical matter This is a critical matter O This critical, acute and dubious matter This critical, acute and dubious matter O It is definitely an untouched matter It is definitely an untouched matter O The disease is now in every nook and The disease is now in every nook and cranny cranny O It is inferred that theory could be refuted It is inferred that theory could be refuted

4. More on academic writing O Objective O Unbiased O Impersonal O No generalisations O Fact-based O Formal register O Define and interpret O Linked

5. Where does academic writing appear? O Assignments O Reports O Journal articles O Research papers O .........................................

6. Narrative styles O First person O Second person O Third person O Which one is objective, unbiased, and direct? O Which one makes the reader an external observer?

7. Activity Which statements sound academic? O You must consider the Maslow's theory to be important O I think the framework of Lennon is better than John s O It is understood that Maslow's theory can be applied to this context

8. Activity O Read the following extracts and identify the academic writing styles 1. I wish to begin the introduction 2. It is evident that the government is not responsible 3. It is very much clear, lucid and evident that the argument can be proved

9. Formality O No idioms e.g. every nook and cranny every nook and cranny O No proverbs e.g. too many cooks spoil the too many cooks spoil the soup soup O No colloquialisms e.g. what the fudge O No understatements e.g. So indirectly we can say that can say that what the fudge So indirectly we

10. Writing a paragraph O Purpose O Audience O Formality O Main idea sentence O Summary sentence/link