EAPP REVIEWER (GOODLUCK) Flashcards
a form of communication
putting your ideas in any writing materials
writing
wriiten by professional in any given field
academic texts
often take years to publish
academic texts
use formal words and may contain technical terms
academic texts
include a list of references
academic texts
are non-objective/subjective
non-academic texts
main purpose is to inform and persuade
academic texts
written for the mass public
non-academic texts
published quickly and can be written by anyone
non-academic texts
uses casual and informal languange
non-academic texts
main purpose is to entertain
non-academic texts
four important features of academic texts
formality, adjectivity, explicitness, and caution
the language you use requires precision to make it legitimate piece of academic writing
formality
the writing must be impersonal and maintains a certain level of social distance
objectivity
demands the use of transitional words/phrasesps in a part of a study
explicitness
sentences used to be constructed in such a way that they show a level of complexity that reflects the sophistication of an academic writer
caution
what are the 3 critical reading strategies
BDA, SQ3R, KWL
BDA stands for what
Before, During and After reading
SQ3R stands for what
Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review
KWL STANDS FOR WHAT
what you know, what you want to know, and what you have learned
determine which type of academic you are reading
before reading
determine and establish your purpose of reading
before reading
identify the authors purpose for writing
before reading
predict or infer the main idea or argument of the text based on its title
before reading
anotate the important parts of the texts
during reading
presents or describes the point of an essay
thesis statement
it is usually presented in the last part of the introduction
thesis statement
presents or describes the point of the paragraph in other word it is the main idea of the paragraph
topic sentence
it can be located in the beginning, middle, or last of a paragraph
topic entence
what are the five criteria in evaluating sources
-relevance
-authority
-currency
-contents
-location of sources
you can check the title, tabke of contents. summary/abstract, introduction o headings of the text to have the sense of its content
relevance/authority/contents
as much as possible, the date of publication should be at most five years earlier
currency
avoid using blogs or personal homepage and wiki sites(wikipedia, wiktionary, wikiquotes)
location of sources
in academic writing, reputable sites are those with .edu, .gov, .net, and .org in URL
location of sources
