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English Flashcards

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have been a part of our life since we were children who read anything we could.

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Academic text

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is reading or written material that discusses ideas, problems, subjects, and theories produced for the academic community.

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Academic text

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Where are academic texts available

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It is available on the web, in books, media, social media platforms, and the likes

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the author’s feelings and emotions are not expressed. It is well-focused, concise, accurate, clear, and well-structured

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Academic Text

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They are grounded in factual data and credible evidence, free of repetition, exaggeration, rhetorical questions, and contractions, and they are always written from the perspective of the _____________.

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Academic Text, Third Person

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HOW TO WRITE AN ACADEMIC TEXT

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Introduction to the topic
Place the topic in a context
Background information
Aim of the text
Method to fulfil the aim
The thesis statement or research question.
Findings
Necessity and the importance of the topic

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are writings that are informal and dedicated to a lay audience

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NON-ACADEMIC TEXT

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They are emotional, personal and subjective without any kind of research involving

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non-academic text

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In a non-academic text
_______ can write it

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anyone

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Examples of non-academic text

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Newspaper articles, e-mail messages, text messages, journal writing, and letters

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FEATURES OF NON-ACADEMIC TEXTS

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FEATURES OF NON-ACADEMIC TEXTS
- Less formal (may idioms, slangs, contractions)
- Casual language
- Use any point of view
- Opinion-based
- Free of rigid structures
- On general topics

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Examples of academic texts are

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essays, textbooks, reports, and thesis.

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are subjective and emotive in nature which is why they can be written by anyone.

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non-academic texts a

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It can be composed even without any type of research and study. Examples are magazine articles, personal journal entries, and letters.

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Non academic text

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Other Examples of Academic Texts

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  • Case studies
  • Research Articles
  • Conference Paper
  • Reviews
  • Literary Texts
  • Academic Journals
  • Reports
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Other Examples of Non-academic Texts

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  • Memoirs
  • Autobiographical writing
  • E-mails
  • Text messages
  • Newspaper articles
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is writing you do in a specific field of study or in school. You have a thesis statement, and the rest of your writing is about
proving or demonstrating your thesis.

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Academic Writing

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is supposed to be unbiased or objective. An academic text needs to be based on facts and Evidence

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Academic Writing

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the topic of the text
“what is the text all about?”’

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Subject

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the message the author aims to convey
“what is the author’s goal in writing the subject?”

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Purpose

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the intended group of readers.
‘‘who is the target reader of the text?”

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Audience

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how the author/narrator tells the information

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Point of View

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  • the amount of information the author knows about the topic.
    “How expert is the author in this topic”
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Writer’s knowledge

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  • the flow and presentation of the content.
    “How did the author organize the text?”
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Style

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It can be identified by looking at word choices and phrases.
“Did the author write it in a formal/informal manner?”

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Language

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Ojective, technical, and the language is more proper. It emphasizes facts, objects, and ideas avoiding conversational language such as contractions

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Formal

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subjective in nature, uses casual and emotive language, consists of short sentences.

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Informal

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information is stated in a precise, clear, direct, and detailed way.
“How did the author present the information”

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Explicitness

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acknowledging the source and foundation of the information in text.
“How credible the author’s work is

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Citation

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use of words specific to a particular field
of study.
- use of Jargons

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Academic Language Used

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Elements of academic text

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  1. Subject
  2. Purpose
  3. Audience
  4. Point of view
  5. Writer’s Knowledge
  6. Language
  7. Style
  8. Explicitness
  9. Citation
  10. Academic language used

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