Why is academic Writing so Academic?

19 Setembro 2018, 12:00 • Zuzanna Zarebska

Students read the text (New Yorker) Why is academic Writing so Academic? We have discussed the characteristics of academic writing and compared it to fiction and journalistic writing. Themes to remember: paradigm shift, paradox, Op-ed, storytelling, insularity of academic writing, punch line, dismissal, compliment.