{"id":646,"date":"2025-06-23T15:18:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachingandlearning.nl\/?p=646"},"modified":"2025-06-23T15:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:18:43","slug":"developing-your-academic-identity-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachingandlearning.nl\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/developing-your-academic-identity-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing Your Academic Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 3 &#8211; Academic Writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This week focuses on one of the core skills in academia: writing. Learning to write academically means learning how to express your ideas with clarity, evidence, and critical thought. In this module, you will explore key principles and strategies of academic writing and practice your skills in a quiz &#8211; enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Learning goals for this week<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recognize the key characteristics of academic writing, including its purpose, structure, tone, and use of evidence. Learn to distinguish it from non-academic writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyze and apply academic writing principles by reviewing examples and practicing formal, objective, and well-structured communication suited for academic audiences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop foundational academic writing skills, including clarity, coherence, and citation practices, to effectively participate in academic conversations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Your tasks for this week: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read through the assigned article on the guidelines on how to do and improve your academic writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>What Is Academic Writing? | Dos and Don\u2019ts for Students <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/academic-writing\/\">https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/academic-writing\/ <\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Below we have provided a clear and visual presentation of the basic differnetial features between Academic writing and Non-academic writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-829b1d53 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-6b10c92501af7af6ed014f1bbdcf46a8 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffe97d;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Academic writing <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><strong><em>Purpose<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To inform or argue based on evidence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><strong><em>Audiance <\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scholars, researchers, professionals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Tone<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Formal, objective, and impersonal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Structure<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Structured with clear sections (e.g., introduction, methodology, conclusion)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><strong><em>Language<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Technical and discipline-specific vocabulary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Citations<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Includes references and citations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Examples<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Journal articles, research papers, theses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-576aa75e32a5b200c9c88a48c90fa3ae is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#c0ebf1;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"patron\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Non-academic writing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><strong><em>Purpose<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To entertain, inform, or persuade without necessarily using evidence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Audiance<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General public<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Tone<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Informal, subjective, and personal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Structure<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Flexible structure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><strong><em>Language<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Everyday language, may include slang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Citations<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rarely includes citations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Examples<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blog posts, magazine articles, personal essays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/teachingandlearning.nl\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/developing-your-academic-identity-6\/\">Week 4<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 3 &#8211; Academic Writing This week focuses on one of the core skills in academia: writing. 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