COMMUNICATION FOR ACADEMIC Letters of Recommendation – usually -Factual / historical

PURPOSES – PURCOM from a previous employer or professor, -Relational – causal connection

and it describes the sender’s relationship -Predictive
Written Communication – means of
with and opinion of the job seeker
messages, instruction or orders, in Claim of Value -Taste & morals / good-
witting ex. Letters, manuals, reports. Acknowledgment Letters – act as a bad
simple receipt. It is sent to let others -make value judgements/ resolve
Characteristics of Good Written
know that they have received a prior conflict between value
Communication
communication.
1. Easy language Claims of Policy – action/should or ought
2. Structure Cover Letters – used to describe what is -usually involves sub claims of fact and
3. Accurate and Precise enclosed, why is it being sent and what value
4. Direct speech the recipient ahould do with it, if there is
Review – a critical evaluation of a text,
5. Paragraph any action that need to be taken. This is
event, object or phenomenon ex. Books,
6. Error very short and succinct.
articles, literature.
7. Your attitude
Letters of Resignation - sent to
8. Personal and Organizational Image Steps in Writing a Book Review
immediate manager giving notice and
Business Letter Writing – a letter from a letting him know when the last day of 1. Begin with a brief summary of
company or org between their customer employment will be. the book – keep it short and
clients or other external parties brief
COMMUNICATION FOR ACADEMIC
2. Pick out the most important
Parts of Business Letter PURPOSES
aspects of the book – break
1. Heading- Includes return address - Involves presenting ideas down with character, settings
and the data on the last line effectively and formally in themes, and plot.
2. Inside Address/Recipient’s scholastic environment 3. Include brief quotes as example -
address -contains the name to it gives examples for everything
When you talk about academic writing,
which the letter is written and that you’re saying
you start with:
addressed. 4. Write a conclusion that
3. Salutation – greeting part that is - Asking yourself a question summarises everything -keep
written in a polite and manner - Conceptualize the problem your conclusion short and brink
followed by a comma (,) or a - Finding the solution up main points of review
colon (:). Ex. Mr. (name) Dear -Making or arguing your own stand
(name) Mrs. (name)
4. Body of the letter – contains the Concept paper
main purpose of the letter Steps in writing an academic paper
– a document which summarizes what
5. Complimentary Closing – is the 1. Select a topic your project is about, why is it
polite yet business-like ending of 2. Formulate thesis statement important, and how you intend to carry
the letter, ends with a comma. 3. Prepare Preliminary Questions it out.
Ex. Sincerely yours, Respectfully 4. Find Cross-sectioned Sources -consist of the topic under research, the
your. 5. Create a timeline hypothesis, research questions, data
6. Signature Block – the name of 6. Design a system to organize and required and methods of obtaining it.
the sender is written on the first take notes
line then his/her position on the Research report
7. Outline your paper
next line – research documents that contains
8. Develop thesis statement
basic or key aspects of research project,
Sales Letters – includes strong calls to 9. Revise
in form of writing
action, detail the benefit to the reader of 10. Edit
-a medium to communicate research
help the reader to act. 11. Check documentation
work. Also a good source of preservation
Types of Claims of research work for future reference.
Complaint Letters – Be direct but tactful
and always use a professional tone if you Claim of facts – existence of Position Paper
want the company to listen to you something/definition or -the purpose of postion paper is to
classification/facts – inferences about generate support on an issue.
Adjustment Letter – normally sent in
response to a claim or complaint part present or future.
-decribes the author’s position on an
Types of Factual Claims (generally issue and based on facts that has solid
Inquiry Letters – ask questions or elicit
“objective”) foundation for author argument.
information from recipient.
 Academic Communication also called
scholarly communication
Academic Writing serves many purposes:
you may write to explore a topic, to - refers to highly structured
explain what’s known about it, to outline communication methods and is generally
what others have said about it, to say only used in pedagogical settings
what you think about it and why – or for
various other purposes
some key features of academic writing,
as developed by Bullock and Goggin
why – or
1. Gathering evidence - Academic papers
fail without citations from credible
for
various
sources and effective connection with
past studies.
2. Building a strong thesis statement.
The thesis statement, or central idea,
should be clear, specific, and
straightforward.
other os
3. Including other similar ideas.
Academic writing covers all grounds by
reviewing related literatures on the
topic.
4. Professionally responding to previous
claims through evidence-based
reasoning. The statements should be
objective and free of logical fallacies,
such as argumentum ad hominem.
5. Recognizing that a study can have
other angles. With the various
theoretical frameworks available, people
will have different perspectives on the
topic.
6. Citing all your sources. Creating a
reference list, or the bibliography, at the
end of the paper provides the reader a
map of your research journey.
7. Observing the tone and style of your
statements. Tone and style include the
use of an active voice and the
determinacy of that voice that indicates
knowledge of the topic.
8. Stating the significance. A clear
statement of a study’s significance
establishes expectations with the reader
on the possible impact of the research.
9. Giving attention to details. As
language is the tools of the trade,
correct grammar, spelling, and
punctuation are of utmost importance.