Lesson

1. NON-ACADEMIC TEXT
Writing which is personal, emotional
and or subjective in nature. Informal
in tone.

2. ACADEMIC TEXT
Is defined as critical, objective, specialized texts
written by experts or professionals in a given field
using formal language.
Example: Book Review, Reaction Paper, Thesis.

3. Academic Writing, therefore, is generally
quite formal, objective (impersonal) and
technical.
It is formal by avoiding casual or
conversational language such as informal
vocabulary or contractions.
To be good academic writer, you need to
learn the specific styles and structures
for your discipline.