Academic: text & text structure W1 Flashcards
examples of non-academic text
poems, skits, letters, compositions
considered that writing which is personal, emotional, impressionistic, or subjective in nature
non-academic texts
it can be more informal in tone, and may even rely more heavily on emotional appeal or the opinions of the author
non-academic texts
examples of academic texts
book review, reaction paper, thesis
is defined as critical, objective, specialized texts written by experts or professionals in a given field using formal language
academic text
are based on facts with solid basis
academic text
is generally quite formal, objective (impersonal) and technical
academic text/ writing
it is formal by avoiding casual or conversational language, such as informal vocabulary or contractions “don’t” = “do not”
academic text/ writing
it is impersonal and objective by avoiding direct reference to people or feelings and it is based on facts and not on opinions
academic text/writing
it is technical by using vocabulary specific to the discipline
academic text/ writing
samples of academic disciplines
business
social studies
humanities
natural and applied sciences
it examines, evaluates, and makes an argument about a literary work
literary analysis
it goes beyond mere summarization
literary analysis
it requires careful close reading of one or multiple texts and often focuses on a specific characteristic, theme, or motif
literary analysis
it uses outside information to support a thesis or make an argument
research paper
are written in all disciplines and may be evaluative, analytical, or critical in nature
research paper
it involves synthesizing this external information with your own ideas
research paper
it is a document submitted at the conclusion of a Ph. D program
dissertation
a book-length summarization of the doctoral candidate’s research
dissertation
examples of academic texts
literary analysis
research paper
dissertation
may be done as a part of a class, in a program of study, or for publication in an academic journal or scholarly book of articles around a theme by different authors
academic papers
other examples of academic texts
books
book reports
translations
conference paper
academic journal
abstract
explication
is an important feature of academic writing
structure
A well-structured text enables the reader to follow the argument and navigate the text
structure
two common structures of academic text
- the three-part essay structure
- IMRAD structure
it is a basic structure
three-part essay structure
The three-part essay structure
- introduction
- body
- conclusion
its purpose is to clearly tell the reader the topic, purpose and structure of the paper
introduction
it might be between 10% and 20% of the length of the whole paper
introduction
it may elaborate directly on the topic sentence by giving definitions, classifications, explanations, contrasts, examples and evidence
The body
The heart of the essay
The body
it expounds the specific ideas for the readers to have a better understanding of the topic
The body
the largest part of the essay
The body
if the introduction begins with general information and ends with specific information, the conclusion moves in the opposite direction
Conclusion
begins by briefly summarizing the main scope or structure of the paper
Conclusion
confirms the topic that was given in the introduction
Conclusion
ends with a more general statement about how this topic relates to its context
Conclusion
sections of the IMRAD structure
introduction
methods
results and discussion
usually depicts the background of the topic and the central focus of the study
introduction
lets your readers know your data collection methods, research instrument employed, sample size and so on
methodology
