Final purcom long quiz Lesson 2 Flashcards
- is clear, concise, focused, structured and backed up by evidence.
- its purpose is to aid the reader’s understanding.
- it has a formal tone and style, but it is not complex and does not require the use of long sentences and complicated vocabulary.
ACADEMIC WRITING
HOW ACADEMIC WRITING IS DONE
1.Choose a topic
2.Consider the rhetorical elements
3.Generate ideas and text
4.Organize you ideas
5.Write out a draft
6.Revise, edit, and proofread
7.Evaluate your work
Look for any topic that interests you. The topic should be appropriate to the kind of text assigned and to the specified, required time of completion.
1.Choose a topic
These is what should to consider
A.Purpose for writing
B.Expected audience
C.Stance
D.Tone
E.Genre
F.Medium
G.Design
2.Consider the rhetorical elements
Aim to find the best information and credible sources. Self-publish media such as websites, should be evaluated if managed by experts or group of experts.
3.Generate ideas and text
The organization needed on rhetorical elements like purpose, audience, stance, and tone, genre and medium.
4.Organize you ideas
Consider your genre, medium, and design when deciding on register and style of writing.
5.Write out a draft
Pay special attention to correctness of language (grammar, mechanics, style).
6.Revise, edit, and proofread
This is what to ask to what?
A.How well did you convey the information?
B.What strategies did you rely on, and did they help you achieve your purpose?
C.How well did you organize your ideas?
7.Evaluate your work
TYPES OF ACADEMIC WRITING
1.DESCRIPTIVE
2.NARRATION
3.ARGUMENTATIVE OR PERSUASIVE
- it tells how something looks, feels, smells, tastes, and/or sounds. A good description is a word picture, the reader can imagine the object.
1.DESCRIPTIVE
- to give an account or tell the story of something, someone, or an event. Use time order to organize sentences.
2.NARRATION
- to induce readers to believe in writer’s opinions or view through appealing reasons. To convince readers.
3.ARGUMENTATIVE OR PERSUASIVE
(CHARACTERISTICS OF ACADEMIC WRITING)
1.LANGUAGE
2.POINT- OF- VIEW
3.APPROACH
4.DEDUCTIVE REASONING and an ANALYTICAL APPROACH
STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC TEXTS
1.AIM
2.RESEARCH QUESTIONS
3.INTRODUCTION
4.METHODS AND MATERIALS
5.RESULT
6.DISCUSSION
7.CONCLUSION
8.REFERENCES
(PARTS OF RESEARCH)
1.TITLE PAGE
2.ABSTRACT
3.INTRODUCTION
(KEY FEATURES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS)
- COMPLEXITY
- FORMALITY
- PRECISE
- OBJECTIVITY
- EXPLICITNESS
- ACCURACY
- HEDGING
- RESPONSIBILITY
- written language is relatively more complex than spoken language. Written language has longer words, it is lexically more dense and it has more varied vocabulary.
- COMPLEXITY
- should avoid colloquial words and expressions
- FORMALITY
- facts are given accurately and precisely.
- PRECISE
- written language is in objective rather than personal. It has fewer words that refer to the writer or the reader. This means that the main emphasis should be on the information that you want to give and the arguments you want to make, rather than you.
- OBJECTIVITY
- academic writing is explicit about the relationships in the text. 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.
- EXPLICITNESS
- academic writing uses vocabulary accurately. Most subjects have words with narrow specific meanings.
- ACCURACY
- in any kind of academic writing you do, particularly scientific writing is factual to convey facts and information. However, it is recognized that an important feature of academic writing is concept cautious language, often called ‘hedging’ or ‘vague language’. In other words, 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. You are also responsible for demonstrating an understanding of any source texts you use.
- RESPONSIBILITY
