WRITING

Writing is a medium of human

communication that represents language
and emotion with signs and symbols. In most
languages, writing is a complement to
speech or spoken language. Writing is not a
language, but a tool used to make languages
be read.

An academic text is a kind of text that is

commonly characterized with being
formal, studied, researched, objective,
exact, direct, and has the ability to
influence its readers.
towards the end of the introduction, but
sometimes also after a separate
heading.

The Structure of Academic Texts Below is an overview of what should be

An important feature of academic texts is that included in each of the sections of the
they are organised in a specific way; they have a
academic text, as well as advice on how
to structure your text and make it more
clear structure. This structure makes it easier for
coherent.
your reader to navigate your text and
understand the material better. It also makes it
easier for you to organise your material. The
structure of an academic text should be clear
throughout the text and within each section,
paragraph and even sentence.

The Structure of Academic Text

Most academic texts in the sciences

adhere to the model called imrad, which
is an acronym for introduction, methods
and materials, results, and discussion.
Imrad is often illustrated with the
following image (see explanation below).

The model should, however, be

complemented with sections for aims
and research questions, as these make
up the very backbone of an academic
text in the sciences. These often appear
LIFE IS A TEACHER

Raja Basu

Life is a teacher, which teaches how to

live.
Life is a teacher, which teaches how to
win.
Life is a teacher, which teaches how to
laugh.
Life is a teacher, which teaches how to
make other people cry.
Life is a teacher, which teaches how to
love.
Life is a teacher, which teaches how to
hate.
Life is a teacher, which teaches how to
win honour.
Life is a teacher, which teaches how to
embarrass others.
Indeed, life is a great teacher as it
teaches everything.
And in this very greatness lies life's
weakness, that it teaches everything.
It teaches how to love, but also teaches
how to hate.
It teaches how to help, but also teaches
how to harm.
It teaches how to honour (others) , but
also teaches how to embarrass (others)
.
It teaches how to laugh, but also
teaches how to make other people cry.
Wish life were a bit selective in its
teaching.
But can't we be a bit selective in taking
lessons?