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What is academic writing? Academic writing is clear, concise, focussed, structured and backed up by evidence. Its purpose is to aid the reader’s understanding.  It has a formal tone and style, but it is not complex and does not require the use of long sentences and complicated vocabulary.  Each subject discipline will have certain writing conventions, vocabulary and types of discourse that you will become familiar with over the course of your degree. However, there are some general characteristics of academic writing that are relevant across all disciplines. Academic writing is: Planned and focused:   answers the question and demonstrates an understanding of the subject. Structured:  is coherent, written in a logical order, and brings together related points and material. Evidenced:   demonstrates knowledge of the subject area, supports opinions and arguments with evidence, and is referenced accurately. Formal in tone and style:   uses appropr...

 Systematic Fuctional Linguistics  is: theory of language, an approach to language that considers language as a SOCIAL SEMIOTIC SYSTEM (paradigmatic vs syntagmatic). To consider...  Language  -  EXCHANGES, language functions Language  -  interaction  situational & cultural context. Language Functions  -  Ideational, Interpersonal, Textual. System  -  essential properties: terms mutually exclusive, system is finite, meanings connected to each other. DISCOURSE:  Text  (phonemes, morphemes; lexis, grammar, linkers, rhetorical questions, modal verbs...),  Register  (Social Context, Cultural, Context),  Genre . BASIC PRINCIPLES of SFL.  Loading… Interactive board click to open Metacognitive analysis. Once again I found myself working with many interesting tools I have never handled before. Another challenge to accompli...