This chapter introduces academic writing. It defines academic writing as writing produced in response to content learned in an academic setting. It notes that academic writing considers the audience, and is written for purposes like comparing/contrasting topics, arguing a solution, describing, summarizing, or reporting information. The chapter emphasizes writing with proper format, style, grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and organization. It provides examples of mistakes and ways to correct them. Finally, it shows examples of poorly written paragraphs that lack clarity, use inappropriate style, contain vocabulary or grammar errors, or have issues with spelling, punctuation and grammar.

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1. What Is Academic Writing?
2. To Whom Do You Write?
3. Why Do You Write?
4. How Do You Write?
5. Practice
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Writing is based on ABC.
What is academic writing?
Academic writing is the type of writing
students are expected to produce in
response to content they learn about in an
academic setting; i.e. school, college, etc.

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Writing Flow Chart

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When starting writing, consider your audience.
Age
Sex
Religion
Social Class
Cultural Background
Level of Education, Etc.

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University students write for several purposes:
- To compare or contrast two topics
- To argue for a solution to a problem
- To describe something
- To summarize information
- To report something
- To convey a message, etc.

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In order to write appropriately, please consider:
Format
Style
Correct Grammar
Correct Spelling
Correct Punctuation
Correct Capitalization
Organization

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Find the mistakes of the following:
I’m afraid I not can to come tomorrow.
I’m afraid I cannot come tomorrow.
He said she would probably arrive in january.
He said she would probably arrive in January.
Are you going home during the summer; this year!
Are you going home during the summer this year?

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Find the mistakes of the following:
Please keep quite in the library.
Please keep quiet in the library.
Mrs. H E John,
London NW1 4NS,
England.
18, Baker Street
Mrs. H. E. John,
18, Baker Street
London NW1 4NS,
England.

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It is a pretty house with a large garden.
My house is in the center of a small village
in northern England. My favorite room is
the kitchen, which has a big stove and an
old wooden table. The house has two
bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen.
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Badly organized and unclear

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Hi!
My name’s Jaime. I saw your advert in the
paper and I want you to give me a job. I
am 20, very clever and I know you will
like me. Write to me soon.
Jaime Lopez
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Inappropriate style

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Dear Paul,
I have been in London since five days and I
have an very good time. Yesterday I visit to
the National Gallery and I was very
interesting. The hotel where I am resting is
very good and the foods are excellent.
Love Martha
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Mistakes of vocabulary or grammar

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Dear sir or Madman,
I am writting to tel you that your car caused me
several problem today I wanted to go work this
morning but it was impossible. i cood not draiv my car
out of my garadge because your’s was in the way.
Please could you moove, it as soon as possible.
Yours faifully
Veronica Ferrari
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Spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes

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Thank You!