EAPPS Flashcards
An is a critical, objective, specialized reading material that provides information about concepts and theories that are related to a specific discipline. It is usually written by experts or professionals in the given field.
Academic Text
3 PART ESSAY STRUCTURE
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- Its purpose is to clearly tell the reader the topic, purpose and structure of the paper.
Introduction
- It develops the question, “What is the topic about?”
- It may elaborate directly on the topic sentence by giving definitions, classifications, explanations, contrasts, examples and evidence.
- This is considered as the heart of the essay because it expounds the specific ideas for the readers to have a better understanding of the topic.
Body
is closely related to the introduction and is often described as its ‘mirror image’. This means that if the introduction begins with general information and ends with specific information, the conclusion moves in the opposite direction.
Conclusion
This Format is used for lab reports as well as for reporting any planned systematic research in social sciences, natural sciences, engineering and computer sciences.
IMRaD
According to who? IMRaD
George Mason University
tells readers how you conducted your study. It includes information about your population, sample, methods, and equipment.
Methods
Make a case for your research
The explains why this research is important or necessary or important. Begin by describing the problem or situation that motivates the research.
Introduction
What did you find?
In this section, you present your findings.
Results
what does it mean?
In this section, you summarize your main findings, comment on those findings
Discussion
is defined as the language of academic disciplines, of texts and literature, and of extended, reasoned discourse
Academic Language
is the simple, informal language we use when talking face to face with family members and friends.
Social language
It is the vocabulary students or adults must learn to succeed in the classroom or in the workplace. We use academic language to describe and comprehend complex ideas, process hider thinking, understand abstract concepts.
Academic language
Types of Informal
Contractions
Phrasal verbs
Slang/Colloquialisms
First person pronouns
Acronyms and Initials