The document discusses the differences between academic and non-academic writing. Academic writing is intended for an academic audience, uses formal tone and precise language, requires evidence-based arguments and references. It includes books, research papers and theses. Non-academic writing is less formal and does not require references. It includes personal blogs, articles for general audiences and less structured writing. The key differences are purpose, style, organization, vocabulary and intended reader.

1. Difference
Between
Academic
Writing and
Non-academic
Writing
Prepared by
Daya Vaghani(Sem-IV)
Batch:2020-22
Department of English
(M.K.Bhavnagar University)
Research
Methodology

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Introduction
● Writing skills are an important part of
communication.
● How academic writing is differs from other
writing?
● Writing is a set of process.
● Academic and Non-Academic Writing usually
differ in format, purpose, and tone.

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Writing Process
● Have you ever thought that writing is a process?
● Writing is not an easy task
● According to Columas people have been writing for thousands
of years, writing has become more important in recent years, and
despite the fact that millions of people are unable to write and
read, the majority of communication takes place through writing
rather than speaking .(Coulmas)
● Yunus and Haris said that writing is a necessary device in
learning that it can help learners better in different ways such as
comprehending the opinions and concepts.(Yunus and Haris)

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What is Academic Writing?
➔ Academic writing is just like written form of communication
which demands reading and serious thinking.
➔ Academic writing refers to a style of expression that
researchers use to define the intellectual boundaries of their
disciplines and specific areas of expertise.
➔ Characteristics of academic writing include a formal tone, use
of the third-person rather than first-person perspective
(usually), a clear focus on the research problem under
investigation, and precise word choice. Like specialist
languages adopted in other professions, such as, law or
medicine, academic writing is designed to convey agreed
meaning about complex ideas or concepts for a group of
scholarly experts.(Hartley)

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What is Academic Writing?
➔ Despite the fact that writing as a language talent is often
overlooked, especially when it comes to the natural order
hypothesis, students who appreciate writing in academic
contexts are more likely to question its validity.
➔ It is consequently unsurprising that writing is given higher
prominence in academic contexts, owing to its immediate
practical application in a wide range of academic
assignments such as examination questions, essays,
research reports, dissertation thesis, and so on.(Sağlamel
and Kayaoğlu)

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Importance of Good Academic Writing
❖ The Tone
❖ The Language
❖ Academic Conventions
❖ Evidence-Based Arguments
❖ Complexity and Higher-Order Thinking
(Research Guides)

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Examples of Academic Writing
● Books and book reports
● Translations
● Essays
● Research papers and Research Articles
● Conference paper
● Academic journal
● Dissertation and Thesis -These are written to
obtaining an advanced degree at a college or
university
● Abstract - This is a short summary of a long
document.

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What is Non Academic Writing?
➔ Non academic writing is writing that is not
intended for an academic audience. They are
written for a lay audience or the mass public. This
type of writing may be personal, impressionistic,
emotional, or subjective in nature.
Examples :
➔ Personal blog writing,
➔ Facebook post
➔ Personal journal writing
➔ Writing for newspapers

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What is Non Academic Writing?
● Most of non academic writings do not include references, citations or
a list of sources.
● Nor are they extensively well-researched as academic writing.
● Moreover, non academic writing often does not have a rigid structure
as academic writing.
● It is often free-flowing and reflects the style and personality of the
writer.

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Difference Between Academic and Non-academic Writing
According to Hyland academic writing is a kind of means to discuss
knowledge claims.Academic writing should be the most concrete social text;
it should consider as collective social practices rather than concerning
linguistic features as regularities of academic writing. The most goals of
academic writing will be persuasive; to persuade an evaluation in a review,
to accept a knowledge claim in a research paper and to acknowledge a
schema in a text book. On the other hand, non-academic writing is a kind of
individual text in which writers think, feel or believe something. It doesn’t
include literature, personal essays, articles, writing in popular magazine and
newspapers.(Hyland)

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Difference Between Academic and Non-academic Writing
Academic Writing Non-Academic Writing
Reader Academics Family and friends
Content Serious thought Conversational
Style Complex sentences
showing
Considerable variety in
construction
Mostly simple and
compound sentences
joined by conjunctions
such as, and, or but
Organisation Clear and well planned Less likely to be as clear
and as organised
Vocabulary
Technical and academic
language used accurately
Use of short forms,
idioms and slang

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Conclusion
● From the discussion of this presentation we might conclude that scholarly
interpretations differ from those of others.
● Ordinary people are unable to comprehend this unusual meaning, but
academicians are capable of doing so.
● Academic portrayal of the subject is unique and interesting to read.
● Non-academic writing only comprises informal conversions, whereas academic
writing represents serious views.
● There are no specific standards and regulations for structure and grammar in
non-academic languages. As a result, it is similar to everyday ordinary language
that is only used in everyday life.
● Academic language should be well-thought-out, concise, and straightforward.

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References
● Coulmas, Florian. Writing Systems: An Introduction to Their Linguistic
Analysis (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics). Cambridge University
Press,2003.https:/writing-systems-an-introduction-to-their-linguistic-
analysis-cambridge-textbooks-in-linguistics-e156761438.html.
● Hartley, James. Academic Writing and Publishing a Practical Guide.
Routledge, 2008.
● Hyland, Ken. “Disciplinary Discourses, Michigan Classics Ed.” The
United States: University of Michigan Press, 2004,
https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.6719.

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References
● “Organizing Academic Research Papers: Academic Writing Style.” Research
Guides, https://library.sacredheart.edu/c.php?g=29803&p=185910.
● Sağlamel, Hasan, and Mustafa Naci Kayaoğlu. “ English Major Students’
Perceptions of Academic Writing: A Struggle between Writing to Learn and
Learning to Write.” Journal of History Culture and Art Research, vol. 4, no. 3,
2015, p. 37., https://doi.org/10.7596/taksad.v4i3.477.
● Yunus, Melor Md, and Siti Nor Haris. “The Use of Discourse Markers among
Form Four SLL Students in Essay Writing.” International Education Studies,
vol. 7, no. 2, 2014, https://doi.org/10.5539.

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