L1. ACADEMIC TEXT FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES Flashcards
These are critical, objective, specialized texts written by experts or professionals in a given field using formal language.
Academic Texts
These texts are resources that entail information about a particular field of study written by reputable writers.
Academic Texts
This refers to a style of expression that researchers use to define the intellectual boundaries of their disciplines and specific areas of expertise.
Academic Writing
Characteristics of Academic Writing. (4)
- Formal Tone
- Use of Third Person
- Has a Clear Focus on the Research Problem
- Precise Word Choice
Academic writing is ________. It is unbiased, based on facts and evidence and is not influenced by personal feelings
Objective
Academic language is ___________ in that you generally don’t refer to yourself as the performer of actions. This involves avoiding the personal pronouns ‘I’ and ‘we’.
Impersonal
EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS
This type of academic text offers results of research and development that can either impact the academic community or provide relevance to nation- building. This is published in scholarly journals
Articles
EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS
These are papers presented in scholastic, conferences, and may be revised as articles for possible publication in scholarly journals.
Conference Papers
EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS
These provide evaluation or reviews of works published in scholarly journals.
Reviews
EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS
These are personal researches by a candidate for a college or university degree.
Thesis and Dissertations
Academic Reading requires … (2)
Full Concentration and Comprehension
Purposes for Reading Academic (5)
- To better understand and existing idea
- To get ideas that can support a particular writing assignment
- To gain more information
- To gain gaps in existing studies
- To connect new ideas to existing ones
TRUE OR FALSE
Academics texts are typically formal.
True
TRUE OR FALSE
Academics texts have an Introduction, a Body, and the Analysis.
False.
Academics texts have an Introduction, a Body, and the Conclusion.
TRUE OR FALSE
Academic Texts also include information from credible forces which are, in turn, properly paraphrased.
False.
Academic Texts also include information from credible forces which are, in turn, properly .cited.
What is the SQ3R Method?
- Survey
- Question
- Read
- Recite
- Review
What is the KWL Method?
(K) What I Know
(W) What I Want To Know
(L) What I Have Learned