1. Academic English vs General English Flashcards
Two Types of Texts
Narrative Text & Expository text
a written text that tells a story and usually follows a familiar structure. It is often written in informal, everyday English.
Narrative Text
provides an explanation of facts and concepts. Its main purpose is to inform, persuade, or explain. It is usually written in academic English.
Expository text
Uses hedges (sort of, kind of)
Informal English
Uses personal pronouns (I)
Informal English
Uses simple connectors (but, also, and)
Informal English
Uses slang (stuff, guys)
Informal English
Relies more on basic discourse structures, such as narratives
Informal English
More extensive use of listening and speaking
Informal English
Does not use hedges
Academic English
Avoid personal pronouns
Academic English
Uses sophisticated transition words (moreover)
Academic English
Specific linguistic functions are more important (persuading, hypothesizing)
Academic English
Uses academic words
Academic English
Relatively decontextualized and cognitively demanding
Academic English
Requires greater mastery of range of linguistic features
Academic English
Who said “Language used in academic settings and for academic purposes to help students acquire and use knowledge.”?
Anstrom, et al., 2010
Who said Academic Language is “Words and syntactic structures that students are likely to encounter in textbooks and tests, but not in everyday, spoken English” ?
(Strategic Education Research Partnership, 2010)
Who said Academic Language is “The language used in the learning of academic subject matter in a formal schooling context; aspects of language strongly associated with literacy and academic achievement, including specific academic terms or technical language and speech registers related to each field of study.” ?
TESOL, 2003
Who said Academic Language is “Language that students must comprehend to access the concepts associated with a particular discipline and use to demonstrate their understanding of those concepts” ?
Anstrom, et al., 2010
