Academic Prose Style Archives - Writing Commons https://writingcommons.org The encyclopedia for writers Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:53:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://writingcommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-WC-Site-23-32x32.png Academic Prose Style Archives - Writing Commons https://writingcommons.org 32 32 Academic Writing – How to Write for the Academic Community https://writingcommons.org/section/style/writing-styles/academic-writing-style-guide/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:07:15 +0000 https://writingcommons.org/?post_type=section&p=48852 What is Academic Writing? Academic writing refers to all of the texts produced by academic writers, including theoretical, empirical, or experience-based works. Examples: Different academic fields have distinct genres, writing styles and conventions because each academic field possesses its own set of rules and practices that govern how ideas are researched, structured, supported, and communicated. ... Read more

The post Academic Writing – How to Write for the Academic Community appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> Academic Language vs. Colloquial Language https://writingcommons.org/article/using-academic-language/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:43:56 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/2012/01/30/using-academic-language/ In what ways have you fulfilled the assignment requirements as they relate to audience, appropriate persona/tone, and rhetorical stance? Why is this word choice/diction inappropriate (conversational) for your audience? What might be more appropriate?

For students and teachers alike, most writing occurs in non-academic settings—notes, e-mails, Facebook posts, blogs, shopping lists, etc. In these writing settings, it is perfectly fine to “write as you speak,” using a conversational tone and slang terms.

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