This is the class blog for Sheffner’s Academic Writing Class at Kyoto Prefectural University (KPU), starting in spring 2012. Send emails to me at the above address, or use the contact form below. Please use an email address that is current and that you check regularly, as I will use this to reply to you if necessary. Thank you.
May 8th, 2020: Some students posted their comments directly on the May 8th blog post here: https://www.sheffnersweb.net/blogs/classblogs/kpu/welcome-to-sheffners-academic-writing-i-2020/
difinition
Its means comes from “Latin scademicusof the Academy” , from Academia.
Meaning
to describe work, or a school, college, or university, that places emphasis on studying and reasoning rather than on practical or technical skills.
Source
https://www.etymonline.com/word/academic
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/academic