This week’s topics
Academic Writing Conventions
- Formal tone and objective voice
- Referencing standards and in-text citation systems
- Structural conventions of academic essays and reports
- Avoiding colloquialisms and rhetorical bias
- What is Academic Writing? 7 Features of Academic Writing
- Writing objectively: how to create an objective tone in academic English writing
- 4. Harvard referencing: In text citations
What you will be able to do
- 1.2 Explain different academic writing conventions.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain different academic writing conventions.
Study materials
Videos
- What is Academic Writing? 7 Features of Academic Writing · YouTube · EAPFoundation.com · 10 min · for registered students
- Writing objectively: how to create an objective tone in academic English writing · YouTube · EAPFoundation.com · 9 min · for registered students
- 4. Harvard referencing: In text citations · YouTube · Oxford Brookes University Library · 7 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Writing for Success, ch. 6.1: Purpose, audience, tone and content · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 216–231 · for registered students
- Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
- Writing Guide with Handbook, ch. 8.3: Informal and formal analytical reports · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 246–248 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
