Academic Texts and Non

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Academic texts and non-academic texts are different from each other.

Academic texts are critical,


objective, specialized texts written by experts or professionals in a given field using formal language.
Meanwhile, non-academic texts are different from academic texts. It is because non-academic texts are
non-objective texts that can be written by anyone by using informal or casual language. Non-academic
texts usually include one's opinions and point-of-view.

The differences of academic texts and non-academic texts are explained in detail below.

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Academic Texts

Academic texts are objective. This means that they are based on facts with solid basis. The emotions of
the authors cannot be felt from texts or materials.

Academic texts are written by professionals in any given field (e.g. medicine, architecture, economics,
etc.). These professionals include doctors, architects, economists, among others.

Academic texts often take years to publish because of intense writing and review.

Academic texts use formal words and may contain technical terms that are related to a certain field.

These kinds of texts usually include a list of references where authors based their information.

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Non-Academic Texts

Non-academic texts are non-objective. These texts tend to be more personal and based on opinions or
one's point-of-view. Opinions are neither correct or incorrect.

Non-academic texts are written for the mass public. There is no specific audience for non-academic
texts.

These are published quickly and can be written by anyone. No specialization is needed.

Authors of non-academic texts use casual, informal language. These texts may also use slang.

Examples of Academic Texts and Non-Academic Texts

Examples of Academic Texts

Examples of academic texts are academic journals. Here are examples of academic journals:

Scientific journals (e.g. The American Journal of Public Health, Nature, etc.)

Humanities journals (e.g. Humanicus, Journal of Medical Humanities, etc.)

Examples of Non-Academic Texts


Non-academic texts can be found in journals such as the following:

Time

Newsweek

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