04.9 Format and Style of Academic Writing

Formal writing is a discipline that must be learned and practised. It is the language of academic conversation throughout the world, and it is an important skill for sharpening a writer’s powers of reasoning and argument.

All written assessments will be expected to conform to academic standards of writing and referencing. This includes the way sources are quoted, referred to and formatted in bibliographies. The conventions adopted by Moore College for these things are set out in Section 8 Style Guide.

The Library holds various titles which give more general guidance on essay writing and the LSS has a very useful section on essay writing (see “Academic Support” section).