An Analysis of the Importance of Academic Writing

Unit one was beneficial as I learnt the importance of referencing in academic writing. Referencing is a way of acknowledging ging external sources hers used in writing academic papers such as used in academic writing.They include A.P.A.M.L.A. Harvard and Chicago, and the disciplines in which they are used. I e.g. the use of technical terms in scientific rome purpose of a text influences the choice of language In unit two I learnt how to present ideas in a text, depending on its purpose. In this unit, I learnt how to organize icgas in a tell to paragraphis, cry. progressing from general ideas in the introduction to more specific ones in the body and providing a summary of the main ideas in the conclusion. This involves presenting andaided the reader might be aware of in introduction, and then narrowing down to flowing text.

Unit three was a continuation of unit two . in the sense that while the latter was about th organization of paragraphs, the former narrows down to how ideas link to one another in a text. It involves connecting sentences that express the same idea, and now each proceeding sentence in a summary form to give a reader an insight into the subject under discussion, while new ideas are presented in more detail, and emphasized upon so as to draw the reader’s attention. ssues with conflicting opinions, and how to use In unit four, I learn onvince road point on persuasive language to convince readers. I also leant the importance of using facts to argue in f of a chosen position. Finally, I learnt how to analyze problems and offer persuasive recommendations on the basis of established facts or scientific knowledge.