EAPP

Question 1

Main goal is to advance
human understanding in a
particular discipline

Can be challenging for
novice/beginner readers

Informative, argumentative,
or objective in nature

Contains list of
sources and references

Answer 1

Academic Text

Question 2

EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC WRITING

Answer 2

LITERARY ANALYSIS, RESEARCH PAPER, DISSERTATION

Question 3

examines, evaluates, and makes an
argument about a literary work.
❖ goes beyond mere summarization.
❖ requires careful close reading of one
or multiple texts and often focuses on
a specific characteristic, theme, or motif.

Answer 3

Literary Analysis

Question 4

Uses outside information to support a
thesis or make an argument.

written in all disciplines and may be
evaluative, analytical, or critical.

Answer 4

Research Paper

Question 5

A ___(or thesis) is a
document submitted after a Ph.D.
program.

a book-length summarization of the
doctoral candidate’s research.

Answer 5

Dissertation

Question 6

2 Types of academic Text

Answer 6

Descriptive and analytical

Question 7

Provides facts and
information
Identity, report,
record , summarize ,
define

Answer 7

Descriptive

Question 8

Organize facts and
information into
categories, groups,
parts, types, or
relationships
Analyze, compare ,
contrast , relate, examine

Answer 8

Analytical

Question 9

It is to inform or to educate

Answer 9

Academic Texts

Question 10

To entertain and persuade

Answer 10

Non - academic Texts

Question 11

refer to the organizational
patterns of a text. Generally, it is
composed of text types, parts, transition
words and phrases, patterns of
organization, sentences, and paragraphs.

Answer 11

Text structure

Question 12

STRUCTURES OF ACADEMIC
TEXTS

Answer 12

• THREE-PART ESSAY
• IMRaD

Question 13

THREE PART ESSAY

Answer 13

❑ Introduction
❑ Body
❑ Conclusion

Question 14

Provides a background about the topic

Answer 14

INTRODUCTION

Question 15

discusses the topic elaborately.
contains the major points to explain
the topic.
Usually the longest part

Answer 15

BODY

Question 16

closes the essay.
briefly summarizes your major
points.
usually has a closing statement.

Answer 16

CONCLUSION

Question 17

IMRAD stands for?

Answer 17

Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion

Question 18

Five common patterns of organization

Answer 18

1. Description
2. Order/Sequence
3. Comparison/Contrast
4. Cause and effect
5. Problem and solution

Question 19

This structure resembles an outline.
Each section opens with its main
idea, then elaborates on it,
sometimes dividing the elaboration
into subsections.

Answer 19

DESCRIPTION/LIST

Question 20

Texts that follow this structure tell the
order in which steps in a process or series
of events occur.

Answer 20

ORDER/SEQUENCE

Question 21

Texts that follow this structure tell about
the differences and similarities of two or
more objects, places, events or ideas by
grouping their traits for comparison.

Answer 21

COMPARISON/CONTRAST

Question 22

In texts that follow this structure, the
reader is told the result of an event or
occurrence and the reasons it happened.

Answer 22

CAUSE AND EFFECT

Question 23

This presents a problem and several
possible solutions. The author may also
describe the pros and cons of each
solution.

Answer 23

PROBLEM AND SOLUTION

Question 24

• is the language you use in everyday
situations or a more relaxed setting; this is
often what you use to communicate with your
family and friends or the people you are familiar with

Answer 24

CONVERSATIONAL
ENGLISH

Question 25

• can be described as the style of language used at
the University level. This applies to the language
used in journals, documentaries, magazines and
publications.
• used in more serious situations, for example during
a job interview or emailing your University lecturer.

Answer 25

FORMAL ENGLISH

Question 26

represents the language demands of school (academics).
Academic language includes language used in textbooks,
in classrooms, on tests, and in each discipline. It is different
in vocabulary and structure from the everyday spoken
English of social interactions. Each type of communication
(both academic and social) has its purpose, and neither is superior to the other.

Answer 26

ACADEMIC LANGUAGE

Question 27

used in all academic disciplines to
teach about the discipline’s content
Pre-teaching of vocabulary and subject-specific terminology helps to address that need

Answer 27

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

Question 28

includes the established ways of organizing writing
(which can affect how one reads) in a discipline. Different
genres, paragraph/sentence structure, level of text
difficulty, purpose, intended audience, overall
organization, and knowledge of outside resources for the
text all affect how one writes and reads in that discipline.

Answer 28

ACADEMIC STRUCTURE