Eng Acad Flashcards
is a written language that provides information, which contain ideas and concepts that are related to the particular discipline
Academic Text
used by an academic text is consist of three parts (introduction, body, conclusion)
Structure
refers to the attitude conveyed in a piece of writing
Tone
clear topic sentences enable a reader to follow your line of thinking without difficulty
Language
it is essential to always acknowledge the source of any ideas, research findings, data or quoted text that have been used in a paper as a defense against allegations of plagiarism
Citation
an academic text addresses complex issues that require higher-order thinking skills to comprehend
Complexity
opinions are based on a sound understanding of the pertinent body of knowledge and academic debates that exist within, and often external to a specific discipline
Evidence-based Arguments
starting point of an academic text is a particular perspective, idea or position applied to the chosen problem , such as establishing, proving or disproving solutions to the questions posed for the topic
Thesis-driven
-written language has no longer words, it is lexically morr varied vocabulary
-written texts are shorter and the language has more grammatical complexity, including more subordinate clauses and more passive
Complex
should avoid colloquial words and expressions
Formal
facts are given accurately and precisely
Precise
has fewer words that emphasize on the information you want to give and the arguments you want to make
Objective
it is the responsibility of the writer in english to make it clear to the reader how the various parts of the text are related
Explicit
-uses vocabulary accurately
-most subjects have words with narrow specific meanings
Accurate
it is necessary to make decisions about your stance on a particular subject, or the strength of the claims you are making
Hedging
you must be responsible for and must be able to provide evidence and justification for any claims you make
Responsible
-well-organized
-it flows easily from one section to the next in a logical fashion
Organize
-well-planned
-it usually takes place after research and evaluation, according to specific purpose and plan
Plan
is the language needed by students to do work in schools
Academic Language
is the set of vocabulary that allows us to communicate with others in the context of regular daily conversations
Social Language
characteristics of academic language
-formal
-objective
-impersonal
elements of thesis statement
-topic
-argument/claim
-evidence
is a design to follow when writing a structure, a discourse, or a article
Outline
this approach regards literature as “a unique form of human knowledge that needs to be examined on its own terms
Formalist Criticism
this approach “examines how sexual identity influences the creation and reception of literary works”
Gender Criticism
this approach “seeks to understand a literary work by investigating social, cultural, and intellectual context that produced it - a context that necessarily include the artist’s biography and mileu”
Historical Criticism
this approach takes a fundamental tenet that “literature” exists not as an artifact upon a printed page but as a transaction between the physical text and mind of a reader
Reader-Response Criticism
it is the act of closely examining and judging the media
Media Criticism
it focuses on the economic and political elements of art, often emphasizing the ideological content of literature
Marxist Criticism
it focused on how human behavior is determined by social, cultural, and psychological structures
Structuralism
is a form of paper writing in which the writer expresses his ideas and opinions about what has been read or seen
Reaction Paper
concerned with natural phenomena and physical variables
Natural Sciences
deal with behavior of individuals and communities
Social Sciences
provides an interview of the lesson
Thesis Statement
the art of presenting the ideas in writing or speaking
Rhetoric
the label found below a picture
Caption
a visual presentation of the concept being discussed
Picture
a diagram that shows how the ideas presented in a chapter are related to one another
Concept Map
contains the subtopics to be deal with in a particular lesson
Scope and Limitation
the concepts are presented according to what subtopics or categories they belong
Thematic
the ideas or events are presented in a sequential manner
Chronological
words in a sentence that provide clues as to what an unfamiliar term means
Context Clues
signals the beginning of a unit in a textbook
Unit Opener
an event/story with characters, setting, conflict, point of view, and plot
Narrative
present ideas or events in the order in which they happen
Chronological, Process, or Sequence
provide explanations or reasons for phenomena
Cause and Effect
identify problems and pose solutions
Problem / Solution
discuss two ideas, events, or phenomena, showing how they are different and how they are similar
Compare and Contrast
describes a topic by listing characteristics, features, attributes, and examples
Definition or Description
refer to the way authors organize information in text
Text Structures
