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SW Session 2 BB
SW Session 2 BB
WRITING
Session 2
Topics
• The structure of a research paper
• Academic language in research/scientific writing
The structure of a research paper
IMRD format
• IMRD: Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion
• Some variants (especially in social sciences): Introduction, Literature
Review, Method, Results, Discussion
IMRD format
IMRD format
Parts of a research Targeted knowledge and skill
paper
Title
Abstract Summary writing
Identify at least THREE features of this sentence that you think are academic
Academic vs. personal styles of writing
Identify at least THREE features of this sentence that you think are academic
Academic vs. personal styles of writing
Academic vs. personal styles of writing
Levels of formality
Levels of formality
Levels of formality
Levels of formality
Levels of formality
The grammar of academic discourse
Cf. Table 1.2 (p. 20)
The grammar of academic discourse
Cf. Table 1.2 (p. 20)
The grammar of academic discourse
TASK 6. The underlined parts are examples of non-academic language: put
each into the correct column, using Table 1.2 for reference.
The grammar of academic discourse
a nominal group
objective point of view
concise vocabulary
The grammar of academic discourse
The grammar of academic discourse