Typical rhetorical functions used in academic writing Descriptive Describing objects, location, structure and direction Reporting and narrating Defining Writing instructions Describing function Describing processes, developments and operations Classifying / categorising Giving examples Including tables and charts Critical Writing critically Arguing and discussing Evaluating other points of view Comparing and contrasting: similarities and differences Generalising Expressing... Continue Reading →

Most people read scientific articles by following the structure of the articles, starting from the first section until the last one. This is the most common method, but I found it inefficient. . Here is my method. . Skim the abstract quickly Go to the conclusions/summary section and identify the author’s main conclusions/arguments Flip through... Continue Reading →

Saya sudah banyak berlatih berbicara dan menulis, tapi hasilnya belum baik. Kenapa? Karena ucapan dan tulisan adalah produk olah pikir, maka yang harus ditingkatkan atau diperbaiki adalah pola pikir (kemampuan berpikir sistematis), bukan sekedar berlatih berbicara atau menulis. Pembicara dan penulis yang baik mampu berpikir secara sistematis dan menata ide dengan baik sehingga ucapan dan... Continue Reading →

Read this first - Writing the Introduction How should you write the section? What are important points you should include in the section Ok. Let's use the Q&A method. Here are key questions you need to answer for completing the methodology part of your scientific article. 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 [𝗶𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱] ⬇️ What is... Continue Reading →

Writing an introduction is not easy. Writers (researchers) often face the challenging question of how to write the introduction part of a scientific article. In my workshop, I use a Q&A method to help writers (researchers) identify key points which should be included in the introduction. If you can answer most of these questions, then... Continue Reading →