Types of academic writing

Examples of academic writing are academic essays, research reports, literature reviews and theses. The most common type of academic writing for EAP students is the essay. Specifically, students at lower language levels tend to start with essays such as the compare and contrast essay, the cause and effect essay, and the opinion essay. Students tend to learn the argumentative essay, research essay and referenced essay at higher language levels. Common types of academic writing at the undergraduate level are the research essay and the research report. At the graduate level academic writing tends to be more research based. Common types of academic writing at the graduate level are the research essay, the research report, the literature review, and the thesis. Since there are several different kinds of academic writing that students will be expected to write in their academic careers, academic writing teachers should be familiar with these.