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Different text genres help doctoral students adapt their writing to reach new readers

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An academic abstract, a blog post and a public outreach article all place different demands on the writer. Readers' prior knowledge varies, as does the purpose of the text and what needs explaining. Mastering one kind of text therefore does not automatically mean being able to write another.

An academic abstract, a blog post and a public outreach article all place different demands on the writer. Readers’ prior knowledge varies, as does the purpose of the text and what needs explaining. Mastering one kind of text therefore does not automatically mean being able to write another.

Source: Phys.org

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