Perception of Academic Writing

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The data of this survey will be evaluated and used for an research article for EG600 Academic Writing class in the M.A. program of English Language Studies at Thammasat University.

General Information

Age

Profession

B.A. in the field of

Mainly reading Academic Articles (Journals, Theses) in the fields of (you can check more than one)

Humanities

Social Sciences

Natural Sciences (Physics, Chemistry etc.)

Formal Sciences (Mathematics, Computer Science etc.)

Professions and Applied Sciences

Perception of Academic Writing Style

I percieve academic writing as...

	1 (not at all)	2	3	4	5 (very much)
Interesting

Boring

a chore to read

Complex (sentence structures)

Objective

using a lot of jargon/technical terms

avoiding personal pronouns like "I" and "We"

using passive verbs

sounding monotonic

trying to express complex ideas clearly

	1 (not at all)	2	3	4	5 (very much)
avoiding jargon in favor of 'simple' words

creative

original

imaginative

using flowery language

using descriptive language

telling a story

using interesting, informative titles

using interesting, informative subheadings

tries to start with an engaging "hooking" opening paragraph

	1 (not at all)	2	3	4	5 (very much)
uses active verbs

conveys the author's self through an unique writing styles (also called "voice" in writing)

uses metaphors

uses illustrations to clarify

uses examples

conveys the passion of the author(s)

conveys the commitment of the author(s)

humors

tries to hold the readers attention

a pleasure to read

poetic

Other characteristics of academic writing that were not listed: (please rate from 1-5)

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