“The beautiful part of writing is that you don’t have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon.” (Robert Cromier, American author and journalist)

In this session, we will focus on academic/science writing in English in general terms. Questions we will address are why we need to write in English, what is generally understood by academic/science writing in English, and which personal writing challenges we face. In the last step, we will be looking at the general features of academic English.

• Why do we write in English in academia
• What are the challenges for non-native speakers of English
• What is academic/science writing in English in general
• Specific features of academic English

• W01-1: Food for Thought
• W01-2: Read the interview

At the end of this session you should be able to

• familiar with general characteristics of academic English
• understand the main characteristics of academic English
• identify your own writing challenges

Academic Writing in English

For more information on academic writing and academic skills go here.