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The Golden Rule for Academic 
Writing???

• Try to make sure that the reader

has to do as little as possible in
order to understand your point!

Which answer is more intelligent?!

• What is your job?

1. I am a student.

2. I am currently a college student, studying at

Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University. Actually,
it is my last year and I am writing my thesis which is
killing me right now!!!
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Be Clear!

Complex Sentence: Conjunction+ idea 1 , idea2 , …

• As Jack was waking home, he saw his friend, who had broken his 
arm, and forgot to buy the book he needed for his exam next 
day!

Compound Sentence: 2 simple sentences + a conjunction

• Jack was walking home that he saw his friend. His friend had broken his arm and made
him forgot to buy a book. Jack needed the book for his exam that was the next day!

Simple sentence: Subject + Verb + Object

• Jack was walking home. He saw his friend. His friend had broken his arm. He made Jack
forget to buy a book. He needed the book for his exam next day!
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Stop
Perfectionism!

Use samples! Good

samples!
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You face a decision?

Slow down!

How to 
start???
1. Situation
2. A problem arising from that situation
For Example:
• The number of PhD students is increasing in
higher education (situation)
• Alongside, class absenteeism has been
observed more at PHD level (problem)
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Start with the easiest

section:
Methodology!

Write a short piece that explains

one point (Research Purpose) and
then read over it and try to make
it better!
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If you have some information that you cannot

relate it to any problem or research question,
you better leave it out.

Connectors

‘Connectors’ are used to link large

groups of words: phrases and
sentences. You can also use them to
connect paragraphs to give them
coherence.
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• Be cautious in your claims unless they are proven or

established beyond doubt or debate!

Example:
1. Diet was an important factor in the health of the
respondents.
2. The evidence suggests that diet was an important
factor in the health of the respondents

• Make the following sentence into hedged claims by selecting

the tentative language from the options below to fill in the
blank.

1. The results ___ that there is a connection between

gut microbiota and the development of regulatory T
cells.
a. showed b. indicated

• Identify where tentative language is needed:

There was no difference between the responses

given by two candidates.
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• Come to class with a sample of your writing!