Advanced Diploma in Academic English

What Will You Learn?

• Academic writing is clear, concise, focused, structured and backed up by evidence. Its purpose is to aid the reader’s understanding.
• It has a formal tone and style, but it is not complex and does not require the use of long sentences and complicated vocabulary.
• Each subject discipline will have certain writing conventions, vocabulary and types of discourse that you will become familiar with throughout your degree. However, some general characteristics of academic writing are relevant across all disciplines.