Summary of Teaching the Conventions of Academic Discourse

Summary- Conventions of Academic Discourse
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Conventions of Academic Discourse
"Teaching the Conventions of Academic Discourse" is a scholarly overview of how tutors should guide learners to become excellent writers. Teresa Thonney authors it, and in this article, she describes different methods to better writing. Additionally, as per the article, these methods can also e described as standard techniques in writing. Six primary techniques stand out in academic writing "writers respond to what others have said about the topic, writers state the value of their work and announce the plan for their papers, writers acknowledge that others might disagree with the position they have taken, writers adopt a voice of authority, writers use academic and discipline-specific vocabulary, and writers emphasize evidence often in tables, graphs, and images." These are the primary standards that every academic writer should app...