English for Academic and Professional Purposes 1. Academic Text An academic text is a kind of text that is commonly characterized with being formal, studied, researched, objective, exact, direct and has the ability to influence its readers. Moreover, an academic text is written with precise organization in order to help its readers to have a basic understanding of what the author’s arguments are that include the writer’s insights. Academic writing, or scholarly writing is a prose style. Normally delivered in an impersonal and dispassionate tone, it is targeted at a critical and informed audience, based on closely investigated knowledge; and intended to reinforce or challenge concepts or arguments. It usually circulates within the academic world ('the academy'). Despite large differences between subject areas,[1] typically, scholarly writing has an objective stance, clearly states the significance of the topic, and is organized with adequate detail so that other scholars may
