The Mechanics of Writing

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                    This blog is given by my teacher in this response blog we have to watch three video and writing our understanding it is based on Machanics of Writing This is recorded video lecture by Dr.Kalyan Chattopaday and Prof Atanu Bhattacharya.

Difference between Academic and Non Academic Writing

Non Academic writing

Non academic writing is only for friends and family. It is just like a conversation which never includes serious thoughts and references. Non academic writing mostly joined by conjunctions. In this writing, the writer  may include emotions, feelings and personal experience and the most important thing is that s/he tells the story from her/his perspective to share it with readers. The flaw of the paragraph must be lost in this writing and the structure of writing can't be held up till the end. 

Academic writing

Academic writing refers to a particular style of expression that researchers use to define the intellectual boundaries of their disciplines and their areas of expertise. Characteristics of academic writing include a formal tone, use of the third-person rather than first-person perspective, a clear focus on the research problem under investigation, and precise word choice.  Academic writing is the process of breaking down ideas and using deductive reasoning and formal voice. It is about what researchers' thinking and what evidence has contributed to that thinking. Researchers keep the distance from all emotions and feelings, meaning  they remain impersonal  with subjects which lead them to different perspectives of the subject and find solutions to problems. Academic writing must be structured and well organized with the flaw of  each paragraph. Academic writing is just like scientific writing which demands facts and evidence. It should be error free.

            Academic writing in English is linear, which means it has one central point or theme with every part contributing to the main line of argument, without digressions or repetitions. Its objective is to inform rather than entertain. As well as this it is in the standard written form of the language. There are many different kinds of academic writing in English. Some of these differences arise from the different disciplines and the ways in which they create and share knowledge; some relate to the  reader. Academic writing deals with the underlying theories and causes governing processes and practices in everyday life, as well as exploring alternative explanations for these events. Academic writing follows a particular ‘tone’ and adheres to traditional conventions of punctuation, grammar, and spelling.

What is the Mechanics of Writing? 

In composition, writing mechanics are the conventions governing the technical aspects of writing, including spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and abbreviations. Getting your main points together can be a challenge, and one solution is to put together a draft of main ideas before writing. Some writing textbooks also include issues related to usage and organization under the broad heading of mechanics. 

Video 1 by Kalyan Chattopadhay 

The speaker gave the information and example of formal and informal features of academic writing and also gave some sentence to audience recognize formal and informal difference in writing in the Formal we use sentences as passive and objective then he was give the technique to develop writing like Divide text into paragraph particular aspects idea associated the idea which we want to develop then make sentence which is related to our topic then supportive sentence do not repeat the sentence and also do not use signal expression (example: Indeed, Although, Their for, results) Academic writing is professional writing so we can't use this kind of sentence. Very clear about topic make it understanding so readers are not detached from what we try to say using the question nade question then give it supportive sentence then conclusion and also critical writing is best but use of material care thought, analysis, and decision making very useful tool for academic writing. 

Video 2 Atanu Bhattacharya

Academic Writing The Basic

Speaker gave us various information about publication and other  things and he was gave example of publication and sokal sentence in Academic writing imaginary data, Argument we emerged we are become careful that writing has material effects avoid massive jargonization research and publication ethics careful to choose topic. 

Use of technical word for better reading experience for others make it simple choose the topic which you are interested because research is lonely process write your introduction at last index literature review make it your research Annotated use the triangular theory for writing  and summarizing theory, Data analysis don't look with one side look those things in many views use of digital tools and follow the literature. 

Video 3 The Mechanics of writing

First speaker started with a Ph. D scholar's dough in their topic and research he was gave various solutions on that. Formation Propositions Focus of language define something theoretical Frame is important in writing

key term + verby(be) is defined as/can be defined as/may be defined as/is often defined as + (in) which/that/ Were/when + defining feature

Genre: Classification( Swales CARS Model)

Definition

Justification

Literature review 

Method

Argument

Conclusion

All this step classification is important Skill of Classification is important for Academic writing Organizing ideas Software Mindmup, Mindly Explore thee Data Paraphrasing to be very important. Avoid repeating Yourself Avoid A Word change Idea Avoid quoting Someone else exactly.Change your vocabulary (and do not repent) Develop your own 'voice' in your writing Agree of Disagree. Introduction - the rationale question raised by yourself Points of interest Position clear. The Thesis statement not problem you have Structure of whole thesis, contendualizing a statement to gain the reader's interest - good statement Noun phrases and Nominalisations Give an many Example Not use simple Noun phrases make it complex 

Stance- Basically is our point of view example Speaker give about cyberspace give the point view of others to make point of view adverb is Importance of stance

Hedging language - Academic texts Frequently discuss themes, evaluate evidence, and Propose solutions that are not absolute facts.

They use Modal verbs (can, may)verbs (seem, appear) adverbs (arguably, significantly), adverbials (on Occasion; to some extent) etc.

Passivation Our sentence gives the general structures of an Argument, the First Argument gives the evidence then Second argument give evidence then make it clear in which  Argument you are Agree and disagree.

General Tips: writing as a process. 

Goal setting and extensive planning- (mind-Mapping Software).

Review and Revision (Gingko & Scrivener)

Drafting and Editing (Google Doc/ Classroom/ 'Track Changes' Function in MS word)

FinalComposition(Wikispaces,Etherpad,Google Docs)

Thank You

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