Lesson 1, 2, &3 Flashcards
-written by professionals
-intended for a scholarly audience
-formal words and terms specific to the field
-list of valid and reliable references
-to inform the audience while providing non-biased information
-incorporates vocabulary that is specific to or intended for a specific field
-sources of evidence and research must be cited
Academic Text
-unlike fiction or journalist
-formal and logical, well organized (intro, body, conclusion)
-must be cohesive and posses logically organize flow of ideas
-various part are connected to form a unified whole (IMRaD)
STRUCTURE
-attitude of how it is written without using biased language
TONE
-always going to use formal
-third person view must be used It should be understandable, don’t use deep words
LANGUAGE
-always cite your sources, even any type of paper to avoid plagiarism
-footnotes or endnotes to always acknowledge the source of any ideas
CITATION
-complex issues that require higher- order thinking skills to comprehend
COMPLEXITY
-opinions are based on a sound understanding of the pertinent of body of knowledge and academic
-doesn’t work on writing your opinion, there should be back up evidence to support your opinion
EVIDENCE-BASED ARGUMENTS
-starting point of academic text is a particular perspective idea or the position
-disproving solutions to the questions posed for the topic
THESIS-DRIVEN
Purpose for reading academic
•to better understand existing idea
•to get ideas that can support
•gain more information
•to identify gaps
•connect new ideas
-identify the topic/purpose
-orient the reader
-thesis statement, give them information
INTRODUCTION
-several paragraphs
-provide more detailed info Include examples statistics, graphs, tables and charts to support ideas
-analyze the evidence
BODY
-restate thesis statement -summarize main points -include final insights and recommendations
CONCLUSION
-process, procedure in order to get their data from the respondents
-checklist, observation, interview
-How?
METHODS
-allows researchers to narrow down and scooped research
RESEARCH QUESTION
-brief background
-Why?
INTRODUCTION
Introduction-method-result and discussion
IMRaD
-present your topic to the readers
-figures and statistics
RESULTS
-give recommendation
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
-materials the authors cited when writing this paper
REFERENCES