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Requirements of
Academic Writing
By
Dr. Montasser Mohamed AbdelWahab
Al-Imam University
Requirements of Academic Writers
To improve your academic writing, you
should focus on three points:
a) The content of your essay
b) Correct grammar
c) Advanced level vocabulary
d) Critical thinking skills
a) The Content of Your Essay
1.

2.

3.

4.

College writing focuses on a variety of issues
such as reacting to a piece of literature or
writing about science or politics.
The students need to understand the topic and
research it before attempting their first draft.
This can be done through reading encyclopedia
articles to build a foundation.
The body paragraphs may include
examples, statistics, examples, questions, defin
itions, quotations, and anecdotes.
By giving supporting ideas, you make your
main idea more detailed, easier to read, and
much more impressive.
b) Correct Grammar
Students need to review the basic
grammatical structures such as subjects
and verbs.
2. Students much check their essay for
verb-tense consistency and correct
punctuation.
3. It is recommended that your sentences
become more complex by including
transitions, gerunds, and embedded
clauses
1.
Transition Words
They are used to spice up your work and to make the sections
flow more smoothly from one to another. Within these types of
words, your writing will become choppy. Transition words should
really fall very naturally throughout a composition.
 Transition words include words such as Therefore
However, Moreover, Lastly, Next, Also, Furthermore, In
addition
to, Similarly, Likewise,
Accordingly,
Hence, Consequentl
y, As a
result, Thereby,
Otherwise, Subsequently, Thus, So
then,
Wherefore, Generally,
Usually, For the most
part,
As a rule, Ordinarily, Regularly, In particular, For
instance,
Particularly, Especially,
Such
as, Including, Namely, For example, As an example, In this
case, Above all, Singularly, Likewise, Coupled
with, Compared to, In comparison to, Together
with, Besides, In brief, In short, In conclusion,
In the
meantime, Soon, Later,
In the
meanwhile, Afterward,
Earlier,
In summary,
To summarize, Finally, Before, After, By the
way,
Incidentally, As a result
of, Accidentally, Here, There, Over
there, Opposite, Under, Beyond, In the distance, To the
Examples
1. Carla spent a long day working at the school and then
cooking dinner for her family. She got a large cup of coffee.
Carla spent a long day working at the school and then
cooking dinner for her family. Therefore, she got a large cup
of coffee.
2. Jeffrey will be ready to leave for the trip in twenty
minutes. Fill up the car with gas please.
Jeffrey will be ready to leave for the trip in twenty minutes.
In the meanwhile, fill up the car with gas please.
3. The trip through the desert was extremely tiring for the
crew. In the distance they saw civilization.
The trip through the desert was extremely tiring for the crew.
Finally, in the distance, they saw civilization.
4. Paul did not run for the ice cream truck with the other
children. He doesn't like ice cream.
Paul did not run for the ice cream truck with the other
children. Besides, he doesn't like ice cream.
Embedded Clauses
"One clause may be embedded within
another, that is, it may be used as a
costituent part of another clause. Such a
clause is called an embedded clause (or a
subordinate clause) and the clause within
which it is embedded is called the matrix
clause. The embedded clause is a
constituent of the matrix clause. A clause
that could occur on its own as a sentence is
called a main clause.
Examples


The boy who came is his cousin.
I told him that I would go.
He left when the bell rang.The three kinds
of embedded clauses illustrated here are a
relative clause (who came), a noun clause
(that I would go), and an adverb clause
(when the bell rang). Note that embedded
clauses are usually marked in some way,
e.g., by the initial who, that, and when in the
above sentences."
c) Advanced Level Vocabulary
1.
2.
3.

4.

5.

Slang and abbreviated terms are not
acceptable in formal writing.
Academic writing requires sophisticated
vocabulary.
Students need to have a new dictionary and
thesaurus to help expand their word
knowledge.
Students have to be aware of how often
words and phrases are repeated throughout
your essay.
Students have to search for synonyms to
replace simple words.
d) Critical Thinking Skills
Critical thinking requires you to approach a subject
from multiple angles. The word "critical" suggests that
you should come to the topic with heightened
awareness of fallacies, missing information and
contradictions.
Critical thinking involves effective communication
and problem-solving, and requires constant
analyzing, reasoning and evaluating. Critical thinking
skills are imperative for young students and even adults
to perform well academically and professionally.
Critical thinking skills are usually separated into
three categories: affective, cognitive strategies
encompassing macro-abilities and cognitive strategies
for micro-skills. These skills will help you to understand
yourself and the people you interact with, and you will
also be able to utilize information better.
Dimensions of critical thoughts




1. Affective strategies : They address the
need to control emotions and exercise them
to our advantage. They can also be used to
judge and respond to the emotions and
values of others. They refer to the
development of self-awareness and
recognizing that your reality might not be
your neighbor's.
Other dimensions of these strategies include
exercising fair-mindedness, developing
intellectual courage, confidence in reason and
intellectual humility and suspending
judgment. All affective strategies allow us to
develop more mature ideas and also
understand other people's ideas.
Cognitive Strategies MacroAbilities
Macro-abilities in terms of cognitive strategies
are mostly information-based. They include how a
person finds information and decides if that
information is valuable to his needs. This can be
through critically
listening, reading, discussing, analyzing and
evaluating. Specific dimensions of this strategy
include making interdisciplinary
connections, clarifying and analyzing the meanings
of words or phrases and reasoning dialectically
and evaluating perspectives, interpretations or
theories.
Developing Cognitive “Micro"
Skills.


Micro-skills are generally more specific to the
thought and use of certain information. Examples
of these skills include comparing and contrasting
two different works of art from the same artist or
gathering results from a science experiment to
create an original theory or solution. Specifically,
dimensions of this type of thinking are "noting
significant similarities and differences",
"evaluating evidence and alleged facts" and
"exploring implications and consequences.”

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Requirements of academic writing

  • 1. Requirements of Academic Writing By Dr. Montasser Mohamed AbdelWahab Al-Imam University
  • 2. Requirements of Academic Writers To improve your academic writing, you should focus on three points: a) The content of your essay b) Correct grammar c) Advanced level vocabulary d) Critical thinking skills
  • 3. a) The Content of Your Essay 1. 2. 3. 4. College writing focuses on a variety of issues such as reacting to a piece of literature or writing about science or politics. The students need to understand the topic and research it before attempting their first draft. This can be done through reading encyclopedia articles to build a foundation. The body paragraphs may include examples, statistics, examples, questions, defin itions, quotations, and anecdotes. By giving supporting ideas, you make your main idea more detailed, easier to read, and much more impressive.
  • 4. b) Correct Grammar Students need to review the basic grammatical structures such as subjects and verbs. 2. Students much check their essay for verb-tense consistency and correct punctuation. 3. It is recommended that your sentences become more complex by including transitions, gerunds, and embedded clauses 1.
  • 5. Transition Words They are used to spice up your work and to make the sections flow more smoothly from one to another. Within these types of words, your writing will become choppy. Transition words should really fall very naturally throughout a composition.  Transition words include words such as Therefore However, Moreover, Lastly, Next, Also, Furthermore, In addition to, Similarly, Likewise, Accordingly, Hence, Consequentl y, As a result, Thereby, Otherwise, Subsequently, Thus, So then, Wherefore, Generally, Usually, For the most part, As a rule, Ordinarily, Regularly, In particular, For instance, Particularly, Especially, Such as, Including, Namely, For example, As an example, In this case, Above all, Singularly, Likewise, Coupled with, Compared to, In comparison to, Together with, Besides, In brief, In short, In conclusion, In the meantime, Soon, Later, In the meanwhile, Afterward, Earlier, In summary, To summarize, Finally, Before, After, By the way, Incidentally, As a result of, Accidentally, Here, There, Over there, Opposite, Under, Beyond, In the distance, To the
  • 6. Examples 1. Carla spent a long day working at the school and then cooking dinner for her family. She got a large cup of coffee. Carla spent a long day working at the school and then cooking dinner for her family. Therefore, she got a large cup of coffee. 2. Jeffrey will be ready to leave for the trip in twenty minutes. Fill up the car with gas please. Jeffrey will be ready to leave for the trip in twenty minutes. In the meanwhile, fill up the car with gas please. 3. The trip through the desert was extremely tiring for the crew. In the distance they saw civilization. The trip through the desert was extremely tiring for the crew. Finally, in the distance, they saw civilization. 4. Paul did not run for the ice cream truck with the other children. He doesn't like ice cream. Paul did not run for the ice cream truck with the other children. Besides, he doesn't like ice cream.
  • 7. Embedded Clauses "One clause may be embedded within another, that is, it may be used as a costituent part of another clause. Such a clause is called an embedded clause (or a subordinate clause) and the clause within which it is embedded is called the matrix clause. The embedded clause is a constituent of the matrix clause. A clause that could occur on its own as a sentence is called a main clause.
  • 8. Examples  The boy who came is his cousin. I told him that I would go. He left when the bell rang.The three kinds of embedded clauses illustrated here are a relative clause (who came), a noun clause (that I would go), and an adverb clause (when the bell rang). Note that embedded clauses are usually marked in some way, e.g., by the initial who, that, and when in the above sentences."
  • 9. c) Advanced Level Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Slang and abbreviated terms are not acceptable in formal writing. Academic writing requires sophisticated vocabulary. Students need to have a new dictionary and thesaurus to help expand their word knowledge. Students have to be aware of how often words and phrases are repeated throughout your essay. Students have to search for synonyms to replace simple words.
  • 10. d) Critical Thinking Skills Critical thinking requires you to approach a subject from multiple angles. The word "critical" suggests that you should come to the topic with heightened awareness of fallacies, missing information and contradictions. Critical thinking involves effective communication and problem-solving, and requires constant analyzing, reasoning and evaluating. Critical thinking skills are imperative for young students and even adults to perform well academically and professionally. Critical thinking skills are usually separated into three categories: affective, cognitive strategies encompassing macro-abilities and cognitive strategies for micro-skills. These skills will help you to understand yourself and the people you interact with, and you will also be able to utilize information better.
  • 11. Dimensions of critical thoughts   1. Affective strategies : They address the need to control emotions and exercise them to our advantage. They can also be used to judge and respond to the emotions and values of others. They refer to the development of self-awareness and recognizing that your reality might not be your neighbor's. Other dimensions of these strategies include exercising fair-mindedness, developing intellectual courage, confidence in reason and intellectual humility and suspending judgment. All affective strategies allow us to develop more mature ideas and also understand other people's ideas.
  • 12. Cognitive Strategies MacroAbilities Macro-abilities in terms of cognitive strategies are mostly information-based. They include how a person finds information and decides if that information is valuable to his needs. This can be through critically listening, reading, discussing, analyzing and evaluating. Specific dimensions of this strategy include making interdisciplinary connections, clarifying and analyzing the meanings of words or phrases and reasoning dialectically and evaluating perspectives, interpretations or theories.
  • 13. Developing Cognitive “Micro" Skills.  Micro-skills are generally more specific to the thought and use of certain information. Examples of these skills include comparing and contrasting two different works of art from the same artist or gathering results from a science experiment to create an original theory or solution. Specifically, dimensions of this type of thinking are "noting significant similarities and differences", "evaluating evidence and alleged facts" and "exploring implications and consequences.”