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PROFESSIONAL
AND ACADEMIC
WRITING
By: Samantha B. Pajela
Rodel A. Amores

What is an Academic
Writing?
• It is any writing done to fulfill a
requirement of a college or university.
• It also includes any writing assignment
given in an academic setting.

List of documents where
academic writing is used:
Books and Book Reports
Translations
Essays
Research Paper
Conference paper
Academic journal
Dissertation and Thesis

Characteristics of
Academic Writing
o Planning- there is a certain amount of planning
before starting the paper.
o Outline- it will help you determine the pertinent
information to be included in your paper.
o Tone- a formal tone must be used.
o Language- the language in your paper needs to be
clear and words need to be chosen for precision.
o Point-of-view- it must be in the third person.
o Approach- deductive reasoning is a big part of
academic paper.

What is Professional
Writing?
It is writing done in a workplace context to
enable and support the work of a company
(i.e, buying, selling, and making profits)

Professional people
typically write to:
‣Inform- share information with their
audience.
‣Persuade- build goodwill with or enlist the
help of their audience.

Professional Writing
vs. Academic Writing
Academic writing is used in most
cases to teach someone how to write
or to teach them how to expand their
writing. While professional writing
already taking you have learned and
applying it to real life scenarios.

Exercise:
Tell whether the example is a Professional
writing or Academic Writing.
1. Proposals
2. Research Paper
3. Market Analysis
4. Contracts
5. Inventory Reports

6. Books
7. Essays
9.Book Reviews
10. Paragraphs