Academic writing is generally impersonal and objective in tone. This video considers what objective writing is, how objective academic writing is, then presents five ways to make your writing more objective.
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00:00 Intro
00:41 What is objective writing?
01:27 How objective is academic writing?
02:17 How to write objectively
02:39 Use passive
04:41 Focus on the evidence (findings, data, etc.)
05:20 Use evidence from sources
06:02 Use impersonal phrases ('It...' and 'There...')
07:24 Personify the writing ('This report has shown...')
08:07 Summary
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For more information on this topic, see:
https://www.eapfoundation.com/writing/skills/passive/
There is a worksheet which goes with this video:
https://www.eapfoundation.com/download/worksheets/objective/single.php
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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 Intro
00:41 What is objective writing?
01:27 How objective is academic writing?
02:17 How to write objectively
02:39 Use passive
04:41 Focus on the evidence (findings, data, etc.)
05:20 Use evidence from sources
06:02 Use impersonal phrases ('It...' and 'There...')
07:24 Personify the writing ('This report has shown...')
08:07 Summary
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For more information on this topic, see:
https://www.eapfoundation.com/writing/skills/passive/
There is a worksheet which goes with this video:
https://www.eapfoundation.com/download/worksheets/objective/single.php
You can also watch the video on Youku:
https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTgzMTE4OTQwOA==.html
If you like these videos, consider supporting my work on Patreon at:
https://www.patreon.com/eapfoundation/
You can get early access to videos as well as additional resources for English for Academic Purposes (EAP).
Other useful links:
https://www.eapfoundation.com/ (EAPFoundation.com website home page)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/eapfoundation (LinkedIn)
https://www.facebook.com/eapfoundation (Facebook)
Two images are from Flat Icons: https://www.flaticon.com/
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