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Academic Writing 101

Introduction

Sviatoslav Gladyshev

New York University in Shanghai FGS Camp 2023

August 1, 2023

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Before...

What does academic writing look like?

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General information

Mini-course on Academic Writing.

Academic Writing is a style of writing used for academic work. It is a part of the philosophy of science.[Macmillan Dictionary]

The proposed course is purely practical and is based on experience of university writing labs and Apple Inc.

The course is based on student’s books of the academic writing experts (the student’s books are available online and completely free of charge) and documents of Apple Professional Learning.

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Course agenda

(^1) Introduction to academic writing

(^2) Writing an article

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Today’s agenda

(^1) Introduction

(^2) Paragraphs

3 Sentences

(^4) Editing

5 Conclusion

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Regular writing. Sample

"An Ideal for Which I Am Prepared to Die." – pivotal 1964 speech of Nelson Mandela

...Above all, we want equal political rights, because without them our disabilities will be permanent. I know this sounds revolutionary to the whites in this country, because the majority of voters will be Africans. This makes the white man fear democracy. But this fear cannot be allowed to stand in the way of the only solution which will guarantee racial harmony and freedom for all. It is not true that the enfranchisement of all will result in racial domination. Political division, based on colour, is entirely artificial and, when it disappears, so will the domination of one colour group by another. The ANC has spent half a century fighting against racialism. When it triumphs it will not change that policy. This then is what the ANC is fighting. Their struggle is a truly national one. It is a struggle of the African people, inspired by their own suffering and their own experience. It is a struggle for the right to live. During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people...

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Academic writing. Sample

Piet and Hougaard, 2011

Mindfulness may not only be applicable for the prevention of relapse in depression, but also for the treatment of acute depressive symptoms. Hofmann et al. (2015) conducted a meta-analytic review of effect sizes in 39 studies evaluating the efficacy of mindfulness based approaches in treating symptoms of depression. They found that, overall, mindfulness based therapies for people with depression had a large effect size (0.95). The study’s authors note that theirs was the first large-scale and scientifically rigorous meta-analysis in this field. Furthermore, the large effect size revealed here was identical to that revealed previously for the efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy (Butler et al. 2016). This indicates that mindfulness is potentially as effective as the commonly used and broadly scientifically validated cognitive behavioural therapy approach, and that more research is needed to compare the two methods for long-term efficacy, cost benefits and appeal to patients.

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Differences between both styles

Audience

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Differences between both styles

Audience

Tone

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Differences between both styles

Audience

Tone

Language

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Differences between both styles

Audience

Tone

Language

Content

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Differences between both styles

Audience

Tone

Language

Content

Perspective

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Differences between both styles

Audience

Tone

Language

Content

Perspective

Aim

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Steps to success in AW

Create a research space (CARS)

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Steps to success in AW

Create a research space (CARS)

Work out the "plan of attack"

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Steps to success in AW

Create a research space (CARS)

Work out the "plan of attack"

First Draft

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Steps to success in AW

Create a research space (CARS)

Work out the "plan of attack"

First Draft

Revise and edit . . .

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Steps to success in AW

Create a research space (CARS)

Work out the "plan of attack"

First Draft

Revise and edit . . . Final draft

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Steps to success in AW

Create a research space (CARS)

Work out the "plan of attack"

First Draft

Revise and edit . . . Final draft

References

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"Keywords" of Academic Writing

Critical and analytical thinking

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"Keywords" of Academic Writing

Critical and analytical thinking

Structure and well-supported points

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"Keywords" of Academic Writing

Critical and analytical thinking

Structure and well-supported points

Logical development

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"Keywords" of Academic Writing

Critical and analytical thinking

Structure and well-supported points

Logical development

Grammar

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"Keywords" of Academic Writing

Critical and analytical thinking

Structure and well-supported points

Logical development

Grammar

Evidence-based arguments

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"Keywords" of Academic Writing

Critical and analytical thinking

Structure and well-supported points

Logical development

Grammar

Evidence-based arguments

Planning