Introduction to Academic Writing in Sports Sciences

Session 1 26. 10. 2023

Course introduction


PPT presentation from the first class:

Introduction to AW

If you were absent this week, please read the presentation carefully.


Introduction to academic writing 


Materials for this session:

What is Academic Writing? (and Other Burning Questions About It)
Academic style
Academic writing needs analysis


Homework
Read the article below which discusses some important differences between academic writing style in English and Czech - make notes on the key points.

While you're reading, think about:

  • What are the main differences between academic texts written by Anglophone authors and Czech authors?
  • If you were writing for an Anglo-American audience, how much do you think you would need to adapt your own writing style?
  • Which features of Czech academic writing style would you choose to keep (if any)?

DEADLINE: Before Session 2

Chamonikolasova, J. (2005) Comparing the structures of academic texts written in English and Czech


OPTIONAL


If you'd like to better understand the features of academic writing, here is the second chapter from Zhihui Fang's book which expands on his blog post (link above).

Linguistic features of academic writing
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