Features+of+academic+writing

I am working as a development manager in a vocational institution in Southern Finland. We have many international partners around the world and I am used to write emails and talk with them regularly. I am, however, very uncertain when I am expected to write more formal language in applications for example. I do know what academic writing in Finnish means, so I assume it means same in in English, something like this: clearly and consistently written language which contain justified arguments about the studied subject. 2. Video: Features of academic writing: 3. “Discuss the differences between the way of life in your country now and the way of life in the past” 4. Video: a tool for starting to grasp the idea how to start writing the previous task.
 * 1. First post:**
 * **Content**: main ideas and information you want to give in your essay; the main points you want to make; reason for write in first place;
 * **Organisation: ** how well you arrange your ideas, are the paragraphs we structured and in right order, is there an introduction, at the end remind you main points
 * **Language:** is you essay well written, accurate grammar, good spelling,

5. Xiao's first attempt: comment Xiaos essay about development in China. 6. Video: Tips how to identify ideas (based on Xiaos writing): nothong special, same table as before 7. Video: About essays **content** (good ideas, but not very well developed, and there are not many details); **organisation** (paragraphs are basic and short; there are very few linking words so the ideas are not well connected), the **language** is understandable, but there are quite a few errors (verbs, punctuation, spelling, uses I and in academic writing you do not personalize writing 8. Xiao's second attempt: read and write your comment to discussion board. Read and comment.  9. Video: analyzing Xiao's essay's improvement: Supporting his ideas by using his background knowledge -> shows that academic writing is possible even for a beginner, **Content =** answer the question, think critcally, us logic, think deeply different sides of the thing you are analyzing, **organisation =** logical sections, one main focus for each paragraph, develop and explain the focus by giving further ideas, details and examples, summarizes at the end the key points, **language =** punctuation, 10. Main ideas and supporting evidence exercise: read a text and try to find main ideas and supporting evidence 12. A video explaining the right answers - main ideas and supporting evidence