EAPP (ACADEMIC TEXT & ACADEMIC STRUCTURE) Flashcards

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a formal and rather impersonal mode of writing that is intended for a scholarly audience. It tends to depend heavily onresearch, factual evidence, opinions of educated researchers and scholars.

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ACADEMIC WRITING

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an informal and often subjective style of writing that aims to entertain, to inform or to persuade the mass public.

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NON-ACADEMIC WRITING

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genre specific

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academic

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4
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to inform the readers with non-biased facts

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academic

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5
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general topic

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non-academic

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6
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to inform to entertain and persuade readers

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non academic

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7
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standard and rigid

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academic

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7
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concise, precise, straight forward and objective

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academic

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8
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literary language and may be subjective

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non-academic

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9
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free-flowing and non rigid structure

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non-academic

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10
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informal and casual

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non-academic

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10
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cititations and references

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academic

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11
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formal language

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academic

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12
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an important feature of academic writing. A_____ text enables the reader to follow the argument and navigate the text. In academic writing a clear structure and a logical flow are imperative to a cohesive text.

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structure

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13
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a basic structure that consists of introduction, body and conclusion. The introduction and the conclusion should be shorter than the body of the text.

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three part essay structure

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14
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The simplest type of academic writing is ____. Its purpose is to provide facts or information. An example would be a summary of an article or a report of the results of an experiment.

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DESCRIPTIVE

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the sections of the _____ structure are Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion.

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IMRAD

15
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includes descriptive writing, but also requires you to re-organize the facts and information you describe into categories, groups, parts, types or relationship

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analytical

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common for research, postgraduate and advanced undergraduate writing. It has all the features of persuasive writing, with the added feature of at least one other point of view. While persuasive writing requires you to have your own point of view on an issue or topic, critical writing requires you to consider at least two points of view, including your own

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critical

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