Academic Writing for International Students of Business

1 Nouns

 Study the following list of common academic nouns, with examples of use. With a
partner, find an approximate synonym for each noun.

Academic

Vocabulary

Nouns and Adjectives

UNIT

3.3

To read and write academic papers effectively, students need to be familiar with the

rather formal vocabulary widely used in this area. This unit focuses on nouns and

adjectives; Unit 3.4 looks at verbs and adverbs.

accuracy Repeating the experiment will improve the accuracyof the process.

analysis His dissatisfaction.analysis ofthe results showed a high level of employee

approach Professor Han has brought a new accounting. approachto the study of

assessment She failed the first module assessment but passed the final one.

assumption He made the assumptionthat all the students spoke French.

authority Dr James is our leading authority on labour law.