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  • Written by
    professionals in
    the given field
  • Contains words
    and terms specific
    to the field
    (jargons).
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ACADEMIC TEXT

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  • Main goal is to advance human understanding in a
    particular discipline
  • Can be challenging for novice/beginner readers
  • Informative, argumentative,
    or objective in nature
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ACADEMIC TEXT

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Examples of Academic Texts

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SCHOOL BOOKS AND TEXT BOOKS, JOURNAL ARTICLES, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINE, ETC.

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3 Examples of Academic Writing

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  1. LITERARY ANALYSIS
  2. RESEARCH PAPER
  3. DISSERTATION
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  • 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.
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LITERARY ANALYSIS

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  • Uses outside information to support a thesis or make an argument.
  • Written in all disciplines and may be
    evaluative, analytical, or critical.
  • involves synthesizing this external information with your own ideas.
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RESEARCH PAPER

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  • Is a document submitted after a Ph.D.
    program.
  • A book-length summarization of the
    doctoral candidate’s research.
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DISSERTATION

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Types of academic writing

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DESCRIPTIVE AND ANALYTICAL

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

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DESCRIPTIVE

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

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  • Written for the
    mass public
  • Uses informal and
    more conversational
    language
  • Published quickly and can be written by anyone
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NON-ACADEMIC TEXTS

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  • Author may be unknown
  • Usually delivers simple and basic
    information
  • Personal, emotional, impressionistic,
    or subjective in nature
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NON-ACADEMIC TEXTS

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What are the factors that shape academic writing?

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AUDIENCE, PURPOSE, ORGANIZATION, STYLE

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Academic texts usually follow an
established structure which refers to the
internal organization of a text.

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TEXT STRUCTURE

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Refer to the organizational
patterns of a text.

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TEXT STRUCTURE

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Structures of academic texts

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  1. THREE PART ESSAY
  2. IMRaD
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What the three part essay consist of?

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  • INTRODUCTION
  • BODY
  • CONCLUSION
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Each part consists of sub-components that could help readers identify the main ideas (stated or implied)
and supporting details using patterns of organization.

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THREE PART ESSAY

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  • Provides a background about the topic
  • Sets and prepares the mind of the readers
    of what the topic is about.
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INTRODUCTION

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  • discusses the topic elaborately.
    -contains the major points to explain
    the topic.
  • is usually the longest part.
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BODY

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

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IMRaD stands for ____.

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  • INTRODUCTION
  • METHODS
  • RESULTS and
  • DISCUSSION
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Aims to discuss research topics, explaining the topic and its
intended purpose.

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IMRaD

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  • Contains the context of the study and
    addresses what the study will entail
  • Can include the background of the study
    rather than an introduction
  • Should include the aim(s) of the study
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INTRODUCTION

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  • explanation of how aims and research
    questions were fulfilled and answered
  • used to collect data and ways to analyze the said data
  • the research design for the entire study
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METHODS

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Presents data using charts, figures, and/or
tables

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RESULT

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  • Reminds readers of the topic of the study
  • Analyzes and discusses presented results
  • Contains recommendations
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DISCUSSION

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What are the five common patterns of organization?

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  1. DESCRIPTION
  2. ORDER/SEQUENCE
  3. COMPARISON/CONTRAST
  4. CAUSE AND EFFECT
  5. PROBLEM AND SOLUTION
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This structure resembles an outline.
Each section opens with its main idea, then elaborates on it, sometimes dividing the elaboration into subsections.

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DESCRIPTION

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

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ORDER/SEQUENCE

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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.

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COMPARISON/CONTRAST

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

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CAUSE AND EFFECT

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It serves as the
backbone in writing a formal and effective
academic text.

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GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

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A visual presentation with various
shapes and connecting marks that is used to
show the organization and relationship of
ideas and parts in a text.

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GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

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

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PROBLEM AND SOLUTION

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  • 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.
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CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH

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  • Can be described as the style of language used at the University level.
  • used in more serious situations
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FORMAL ENGLISH

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  • Represents the language demands of school (academics).
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ACADEMIC LANGUAGE

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  • 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.
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ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

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Also includes the established ways of organizing writing
(which can affect how one reads) in a discipline.

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ACADEMIC STRUCTURE

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Plays a vital role in our daily conversation. This
language may be used in communicating with other people
either spoken or written.

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LANGUAGE

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What are the five features of Academic Writing?

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  1. COMPLEXITY
  2. FORMALITY
  3. ACCURACY
  4. OBJECTIVITY
  5. PRECISION
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What feature of academic text requires a language that has relatively more standard and well-structured grammar than spoken language?

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COMPLEXITY

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This is a feature of academic writing in which the main focus is to inform the reader that you want to give and the arguments you want to make.

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OBJECTIVITY

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Khu Rod, a bartending student is writing a reaction paper about their activity. Their teacher tells them that they should be cautious on the concept they should be writing in their reaction paper. What features of academic writing they should consider?

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HEDGING

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One of the students put some facts and figures that are stated correctly according to what they watched on the television. What features of academic writing did the students considered in constructing their essay?

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PRECISION

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What do you call a strategy in writing that explains unfamiliar terms?

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DEFINING

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  • More complicated and has longer words
  • Vocabulary is more advance
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COMPLEXITY

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  • Correct use of grammar
  • Avoid colloquial, abbreviation, two-word verb
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FORMALITY

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  • About facts rather than personal feelings
  • Being fair
  • Avoid value of judgment
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OBJECTIVITY

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  • Use of accurate terminology
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ACCURACY

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Need to be specific

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PRECISION

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