Academic Writting Skills

convention惯例

genre流派;风格

demonstrate证明;示威

persuasively有说服力的

emphasis 重点

lexical词汇的

justify证明

hedging限制

explicitness明确性

precise;accurate精准的

misinterpretation;misunderstanding误解

clause从句

inclusive包含的

modality 形式

passive被动的

consice简明的

convoluted复杂的;费解的

long-winded冗长的

discourse论述

negotiation谈判

reflect反映

implication暗示;卷入;牵连

stakeholders利益相关者

Features Of Academic Communication

1.Formality & complexity

Academic language tends to belexically denserand more specialised than language used in a non-academic context; this is especially true for Written texts.

*lexically density:content words amount/clause amount

2.Objectivity & hedging

Academic communication should be inclusive,non-emotive and impersonal.

For this reason it tends to include frequent use of modality，passive voice and heding expression.

3.Explicitness

Academic communication should be straight forward and concise;it's better to avoid convoluted expressions and long-winded explanations;

4.Responsibility

In an academic context it's essential to provide appropriate evidence and sufficient justification for your claims.