Academic Affairs

  Conciseness is expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words. Once a draft manuscript is ready, sentence-level editing may be required to reduce redundant and superfluous content. 5 Techniques to Identify and Remove Redundant Words and Phrases Word-choice and the number of times an idea is repeated can create local and global redundancy within a sentence. Example : Expectations from school leaders in such an environment is not just about managing the day-to-day operations of the institution well but also to proactively anticipate and implement reforms that can support and promote the learning process of a heterogeneous learning community. Revised : School leaders in such environments are expected to not just manage their institution’s daily operations, but also proactively anticipate and implement reforms that enable heterogeneous student communities to learn. In the revised sentence redundant words (e.g., support and promote since reform implies a similar...

  Expressing what needs to be said in writing without unnecessary words can be challenging. However, concise sentences can make reading easier and retain the reader's attention for a longer period.  In academic writing to  effectively communicate complicated ideas, there is a tendency to use  compound or  compound-complex sentences . Particularly when  literature from more than one source has to be cited or multiple research insights have to be shared. Compound-complex sentences, if used  indiscriminately, can easily turn into lengthy run-on sentences. Lengthy run-on sentences often  fail to clearly articulate the author’s intentions. Academia, therefore, prefers concise sentences. Should all concise sentences be short in length? Sentence length is the number of words used to form a sentence. According to the publication manual of the American Psychological Association , ‘the author who is more concise—that is, more frugal with words—writes a...

  Significance of title and subtitles Title, is the preliminary introduction to a manuscript. An accurate title with topic specific essential terms can make a manuscript relevant and easily discovered by search engines. Furthermore, appropriate titles aid abstracting and indexing in databases when the work is published. Similarly, suitable subtitles can summarize the content of a subsection. They also assist in breaking the monotony of long passages and provide easier access to pertinent information. Effective titles In academic writing, titles are expected to be concise.  In book chapters (non-fiction), they should identify the main theory or the variable being investigated. In research articles, titles should explain the relationship between the theories or variables being studied. The length of book and chapter titles are often 1-5 words long. Subtitles can be a little longer. Example Title: Educational Imperialism and School Leadership Subtitle: School le...