Republika ng Pilipinas

Kagawaran ng Edukasyon
Gintnang Visayas, Rehiyon VII

Cebu City National Science High School

Salvador St., Labangon, Cebu City

Name: Danielle D. Torrevillas

Grade & Section: 11 Cassini

Date: 07/14/16

1.) What is Academic writing and its features?

Academic writing is the process of breaking down ideas and using deductive
reasoning, formal voice and third person point-of-view. It is about what you think and
what evidence has contributed to that thinking.
Academic writing in English is linear, which means it has one central point or
theme with every part contributing to the main line of argument, without digressions or
repetitions. Its objective is to inform rather than entertain. As well as this it is in the
standard written form of the language. There are eight main features of academic
writing that are often discussed. Academic writing is to some extent: complex, formal,
objective, explicit, hedged, and responsible. It uses language precisely and accurately.
Features of Academic Writing. (n.d.). Retrieved July 14, 2016, from http://www.uefap.com/writing/feature/featfram.htm

2.) What is the importance of academic writing?

Academic writing is an important skill to be used throughout any and all education in
life. To earn a good grade, and to achieve a high level degree, you will have to learn how to
write a good quality academic essay. Beyond education, this writing skills will be carried out
even further, from writing an employment letter to writing an e-mail to your boss. Being able to
structure and carry-out your ideas in the business world is a powerful tool. These are also some
of the reasons why it is important to learn how to write a good quality academic essay;

Formulating Arguments.
General writing Skills
Referencing
Logical Thinking

How Important is Academic Essay Writing. (n.d.). Retrieved July 14, 2016, from http://pastorsstudy.net/why-is-academic-paperwriting-important-for-college-students.html

3.) How is academic writing different from a letter? From a court order?
Academic writing is formal, using the third person, while business writing is less
formal and can use any point of view. Academic writing focuses on facts, while business

writing gives opinions. Long sentences are alright in academic writing, but are
cumbersome in business writing.
In the comparison of business and academic writing, there are a few points in
common. Both styles need well-developed ideas that are communicated precisely and
clearly. The tone is serious in both, whether reporting on research or making
recommendations for change. Lastly, proper grammar and punctuation is very important
in both forms of communication.
Unlike most other forms of writing, the purpose of academic writing is never to
provide entertainment. Usually, the purpose of academic writing will be very specific:
providing a new information or method, raising a question, creating a different viewpoint,
resolving an existing controversy, and the likes. The academic write-up must fulfill this
purpose.
Academic writing has to be properly referenced. It must be unbiased, taking into
consideration all possible conflicting views. In short, academic writing has to be crisp, to
the point, accurate, and must do what it is intended to do.
Comparison
of
Business
and
Academic
Writing.
(n.d.).
Retrieved
July
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/writing/comparison-of-business-and-academic-writing.html

14,

2016,

from

4.) Why is academic writing equated to thinking?

If you have an idea in your mind, writing it will make it clearer, more concise,
more developed. Through the process of organizing your thoughts or re-reading what
you've written, you'll use whatever level of intelligence your gene pool and lifestyle have
given
you
to
figure
out
if
it
makes
sense
or
not.
Example, the process of writing an essay is reading, writing, re-reading, re-writing,
reading some more, adding to the writing, deleting and then revising, and through that
process you will solidify your own thoughts on the subject. The same can be applied to
any writing.
Writing as Thinking. (2014). Retrieved July 14, 2016, from https://explorationsofstyle.com/2014/04/23/writing-as-thinking/

5.) If you use first person P.O.V. in writing academic essays, is it still considered
academic?
Academic essays differ from personal essays; they are typically researched and
use a formal tone. Because of these differences, when students write an academic
essay, they quickly shy away from first person because of what they have been told in
high school or because they believe that first person feels too informal for an
intellectual, researched text. Yet while first person can definitely be overused in

academic essays, there are moments in a paper when it is not only appropriate, but it is
actually effective and/or persuasive to use first person.
Using First Person in an Academic Essay: When is It Okay? (n.d.). Retrieved July 14, 2016, from
http://www.writingcommons.org/open-text/genres/academic-writing/use-academic-language/617-using-first-person-in-anacademic-essay-when-is-it-okay

6.) What is hedging?

A feature of academic writing is the need to be cautious in ones statements in order to
distinguish between facts and claims. This feature is termed 'hedging'. Hedging can be
defined as the use of linguistic devices to show hesitation or uncertainty and to display
politeness and indirectness. Hedging is absolutely crucial in good academic writing and
hedged words are said to account for 1 in every 100 words.
When writing for academic disciplines it is necessary not only to show that you are able
to write in a formal, abstract fashion, but also that you are able to show the extent to
which you believe in, or are prepared to stand up for, what you are reporting/claiming.
People use hedged language for several different purposes but perhaps the most
fundamental are the following:

to
minimise
the
possibility
of
another
academic/teacher/lecturer/colleague/student opposing the claims you are
making
to enable you as a writer to be more precise when reporting results, e.g.
you can show that something is not 100% proven, but rather that it is
indicated and subsequently assumed.
to enable you to execute a politeness strategy in which you are able to
acknowledge that perhaps there may be flaws in your claims
to conform to a now accepted practice writing style

Hedging. (n.d.). Retrieved July 14, 2016, from http://aeo.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/Files/Hedging/Hedging.html