EAPP Prelim Flashcards
What are the four factors
to consider in Academic Writing? (4)
Topic
Role
Audience
Purpose
What does the acronym
TOPIC means?
T-The full word
0-Objective
P-Precise
I-Impersonal
C-Cautious
What are the language skills that
are considered a necessity? (4)
Speaking
Listening
Reading
Writing
______ is a particular form used by ______ and ______ as they produced educational elements.
Academic writing, educators
and learners.
Academic Writing focuses on ______
and ______, not ______.
issues and facts, opinion
______ or ______ is the style used in the workplace.
Professional writing or
business writing
The full word
•Use the full word, no ______.
Contractions
Impersonal
•Avoid using ______,______,______, etc.
I, We, You, etc.
Catious
•Use ______ language like may, might, could, etc.
careful
Objective
•Use______ and ______ to get ideas for writing. Not ______or ______.
evidence and facts, opinions or feelings
Precise
•Be ______, use ______, don’t ______ and use the academic terminology.
Specific, details, generalise
There are certain things to consider in academic writing such as: _______ in english, _______/_______-different formats.
Conversational, Summary/Abstract
Summary/Abstract -different formats examples. (4)
Book report
Research
Thesis/Dissertation
Conference paper
Personal Opinions, Email Messages, Magazines, Newspaper; are what type of writing?
Non-academic
What must be avoided in writing an academic writing? (13)
Avoid contractions
Avoid opinions
Avoid sweeping generalizations
Avoid impersonal/personal pronouns
Avoid slang words
Avoid jargons
Avoid two-word verb
Avoid rhetorical questions
Avoid emotive language
Avoid redundancy
Avoid trite
Avoid colloquial language
Avoid idioms
can’t, won’t, etc.; are what kind of examples?
Contractions
AWOL, ASAP, etc.; are what type of examples?
Jargons
I, Me, You, etc.; are what type of examples?
Impersonal/Personal Pronouns
Hey guys, dude, cool, etc.; are what type of examples?
Slang Words
May, might, could, etc.; are what type of examples?
Careful Language
What are the factors to consider in professional writing standard? (3)
Journalism
Advertising
Technical Writing
What are the five important features of language in academic writing?
Formality
Objectivity
Explicitness
Structure
Caution
This requires special knowledge and use of more complex language and objectivity.
Objectivity
This means that the writing must be impersonal and maintain a certain level of social distance.
Objectivity
_______ can be achieved by: avoiding personal pronouns, avoiding rhetorical questions, and avoiding emotive language.
Objectivity
It reflects your dignified stance in your writing as a member of academic community, requires precision to make it a legitimate piece of writing.
Formality
______ can be achieved through: avoiding contractions, avoiding two-word verb, avoiding jargons, trites colloquial language, and idioms.
Formality
It is the informal language used by people in everyday speech or expressions used by common people.
Colloquial language
Colloquial language is also known as ______ or ______.
Colloquialism or casualism
Colloquial language originated in ______ century.
18th
Hy, what’s up?
How’s it going with ya?
Whatcha doin’ this weekend?
How ya been all this time?
; are examples of what?
Colloquial language
good for nothing
in high spirit
round the bend
; are examples of what?
Idioms
awesome
last but not least
at this point of time
better late than never
; are examples of what?
Trites
It is a word or phrases used too often, overused, or heard in
common.
Trite
It is a widely used saying or expression that contains a figurative meaning that is different from the phrase’s literal meaning.
Idiom
Aside from language, sentences need to be constructed in such a way that show a level of
complexity that reflects the sophistication and passivation of an academic writer.
Structure
In structure—aside from language, sentences need to be constructed in such a way that show a level of complexity that reflects the ______ and ______ of an academic writer.
Sophistication and passivation
In combining ideas effectively, _______ and _______ are some ways to achieve structure fit for the academic writing.
Nominalization and passivation
To achieve _______, you need to avoid _______.
Structure, redundancy
Academic writing requires care since knowledge is built from proven theories and concept. Therefore, ______ is needed to avoid sweeping _____.
Caution, Generalizations
Academic writing demands the use of signposts that allows readers to trace the relationships in the parts of a study.
Explicitness
Another term for ‘however’.
______-when the two ideas seem the same, express each one clearly.
This resulted in
Another term for ‘however’.
______ - if you intend to give extra information in your
sentence.
In addition
Another term for ‘however’.
______-if you are giving examples do explicitly.
For example
Correct the sentence structure.
They walks fast.
The walk fast—no s at the end if plural subject.