Purpose of Academic Writing

Academic form of writing is one of the most used forms of writing during the higher education period. Its main purpose is to bring a decorum into the writing process and make it look formal. In the upcoming video, you will understand the various purposes attached with academic writing. 

In this video, you learnt different purposes of why academic writing is used. Some of the purposes of writing academically are as follows:

• Academic form of writing is used when you are reporting a research finding. You must have seen this form of writing when you read a report about scientific research in Science Today. 
• Academic writing is used for answering a question after analysis. 
• It is used while discussing a subject of common interest and presenting views.
• It is used for synthesising the results of different researches to reach a logical conclusion. 

You also learnt about different aspects of academic writing as given below:

• It can be referred to as a linear form of writing. It is where you start from the beginning and reach the end without having to change anything. It can be called the standard and formal approach to writing. 
• It focuses on one major theme/idea, and the arguments revolve around the theme. 
• Apart from being well-organised and planned, it includes accurate and precise ideas. 

In this segment, you learnt about the reasons why an academic form of writing is used. In the next segment, you will learn about the characteristics of academic writing.