EAPP Flashcards

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The author uses a lot of details for the reader to visualize what is being described

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Descriptive

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The author organizes a text in a specific order that makes sense

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Sequence or Process

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3
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The author uses a process to distinguish the similarities and differences between two things

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Compare and Contrast

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4
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Author shows the relationship of two things in which one thing makes the other happen

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Cause and Effect

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5
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Shows the development of the problem and gives one or more solutions

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Problem and Solution

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Is is the language used by students to do work in school, it requires discipline-specific vocabulary, punctuations, grammar, application of rhetorical conventions, and devices that are typically used and needed in a content area.

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Academic Language

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7
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Five Aspects of Professional and Academic Language used in Academic Text

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Formality, Objectivity, Explicitness, Structure, Caution

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8
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Reflects the dignified stance in writing as a member of the academic community

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Formality

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Formality Uses:

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Expanded modal forms(helping verbs)
Expanded terms not contraction (do not, can not)
Avoid colloquial expression

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10
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Impersonal, and social distance is maintained

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Objectivity

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Objectivity avoids:

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Personal pronouns Rhetorical questions
Emotive language

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12
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Uses signposts that help in articulating the structure of the text to help readers trace the relationship in the parts of the study.

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Explicitness

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13
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2 Types of Structuring

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Nominalization and Passivization

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14
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Type of structuring that uses nouns that are formed from adjectives or verbs

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Nominalization

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15
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Type of structuring where results are highlighted

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Passivization

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16
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Aspect that avoids generalization

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Caution

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17
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Refers to how a piece of text is built

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Text structure

18
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A change from one idea to another in writing or speaking using transition words or phrases

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Transition

19
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Transition words in Sequence structure

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First, next, later, then, finally, etc.

20
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Transition words for compare and contrast

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Similar, unlike, on the other hand, also, too etc.

21
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Transition words for cause and effect

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Cause, effect, as a result, consequently, because, etc.

22
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Transition words for description

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Spatial words such as, next to, on top of, beside, so forth, etc.

23
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Transition words for problem and solution

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Problem, solution, solve, effect, hopeful, so forth, etc.

24
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Teaches students to discern the most important ideas in a text, ignore irrelevant information, and integrate central ideas in a meaningful way

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Summarizing

25
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Different academic texts that can be summarized

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Textbook(Short story)
Shorter Student Text (Short Story)
Longer Student Text (Thesis/Dissertation, Research Paper, Case Study)
Report(Lab Report)

26
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Elements of a story

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Setting, character, plot, conflict, theme

27
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How can shorter student text’s such as an essay be summarized

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Graphic Organizers

28
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How can Longer student texts be summarized

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IMRaD (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion)

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This part explains why the research is important or necessary.

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Introduction

30
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This part explains how the research was conducted. Tells information about the sample, population, methods and equipment

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Methods

31
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Contains the findings of the study. No explanations or commentary on the findings

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Results

32
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In this section the researcher summarizes the findings, comments and explains the findings as well as connecting them to other researches.

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Discussion

33
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These are written to analyze and describe a laboratory experiment exploring a scientific concept

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Lab Reports (Report)

34
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Sections of a Laboratory Report

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Title, Introduction, Procedure, Results, Discussion/Conclusion

35
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This part shows the main objective of the laboratory; hypothesis

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Introduction

36
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A quick description of the method, how were apparatus set up, used, steps to collect data

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Procedure

37
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Statement of the overall findings

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Result

38
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Judgement about the hypothesis; explanation for the judgement

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Discussion

39
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What you have learned about the scientific concept

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Conclusion

40
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Academic Text Uses:

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Tentative Statements
Full form of words
Nominalized Phrasing
Passive Voice
Third person point of view
No clichés, redundant words or colloquialisms

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are terms or phrases that are thought-provoking, but became unoriginal and overused by repetition.

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Clichés

42
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needless repetition of words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs or idea

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redundant words