EAPP 1 Flashcards
_______ is defined as critical, objective,
specialized texts written by experts or
professionals in a given field using formal
language.
______ are educational texts. It is basically
anything that is used in the schools and
classrooms. In the academe, it is a source of
knowledge, new learnings, skills, values and habits.
_____ often take years to publish
because of intense writing and review.
Academic Text
what are the features of an academic text
- Formality
- Objectivity
- Explicitness
- Caution
- It reflects your dignified stance in
your writing as a member of the
academic community. - The language you use requires
precision to make it a “legitimate”
piece of an academic writing. - To achieve ____, avoid
contractions, two-word verbs,
abbreviation, colloquial, slang and
conversational phrases.
Formality
- The writing must be impersonal and
maintains a certain level of social
distance. - It requires special knowledge and use of
more complex language and ______. - To achieve _____, avoid using
personal pronouns, avoid asking
questions, avoid using language that tells
emotions.
Objectivity
- Academic writing demands
the use of signposts that
allow readers to trace the
relationships in the parts of
a study. - To achieve ____, use
transition words in between
ideas and paragraphs.
Explicitness
- It requires care since knowledge
is built from proven theories and
concepts. - Therefore, ____ is needed to
avoid sweeping generalization. - To achieve ____ and avoid
generalizations, apply hedging
Caution
what are the types of academic texts
- Textbooks
- Student Essays
- Thesis and Dissertations
- Research Articles
- Case studies
- Reports
These are specifically designed to help the
learners. They vary in style, tone and level
depending on their audience.
Textbooks
These are longer texts that are meant to be written in college and post-college levels. They are usually ranging from 10,000 – 20,000 or
60,000 – 80,000 words
Thesis and Dissertations
These are written mainly for a specific audience researchers, academics and post-graduate
students
Research Articles
These may be found in any discipline, though they are most common in business, sociology and law. They are primarily descriptive and has a typical structure as follows: Context, Description of the setting, an account on how it changed over a period.
It has a typical structure as follows:
• Context
• Description of the setting
• An account on how it changed over a period
of investigation
Case studies
This text aims to describe what happened and discuss and evaluate its importance. ____ are found in various disciplines, like science, law and medicine.
They include some or all of the following:
• Context/Overview
• Introduction
• Methodology/Description of the event
• Findings/Main Points
• Discussion/Evaluation
• Conclusion
Reports
Refers to how information is
organized in a passage
Structure
What are the 2 kinds of structure of academic text?
- The three-part essay (Intro, Body, Conc)
- The IMRaD format (Intro, method, results, discussion)
SQ3R method of reading stands for:
Survey - Skim the target
Question - Develop questions on the information you expect from the text
Read - Look for answers to your questions
Recite - Recount the main point of the text
Review - Go back and re-read the question and see if you can answer them
