Types of

Academic Writing
 Essay

Thesis Paper

Dissertation Report

Article Project
 Essay: argumentative text, usually short (1,500 to 6,000 words).

Research paper: longer essay involving library research (3,000 to

6,000 words).

Research article: an essay written to be published in scientific

journals.
 Dissertation: long essay involving study and research (6,000 to 20,000
words).

Thesis: completed over a number of years. Offers an original

contribution to the research area. (20,000 words).
 Technical report: describes process, progress and
results of scientific research.

Research project: describes the ideas for an

investigation on a certain topic.
Basic structure of
Academic Writing
 Report
Description of process, procedure and results of a research.

1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
 Project
Describes the ideas for an investigation on a certain topic.

1. Title (hypothesis)

2. Background Analysis and Information

3. Literature Review
4.Research Questions and Objectives

5. Significance of Project

6. Methodology

7. Timetable

8. Bibliography
Bibliography

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ZEMLIANSKY, Pavel, LOWE, Charles(ed.). Writing Spaces: Readings on

Writing. Vol 1. Indiana: Parlour Press, 2010.