Conventions of academic writing
Academic writing has a number of conventions relating to:
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The
need to use formal language |
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Referencing sources
of information
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Keeping within word count limits |
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The appropriate presentation of written work |
These conventions are needed to standardise the style and format of written work across cultural and national boundaries so
that ideas and the findings of investigations can be more clearly understood and debated.
