Q3: Academic Language

Question 1

The language needed by students to do the work in schools.

Answer 1

academic language

Question 2

It includes, for example, discipline-specific vocabulary, grammar and punctuation, and applications of rhetorical conventions and devices that are typical for a content area.

Answer 2

academic language

Question 3

True or False

Academic and social language are the same thing.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The set of vocabulary that allows us to communicate with others in the context of regular daily conversations.

Answer 4

social language

Question 5

do’s in academic language

Answer 5

1. Write in clear, plain style.
2. Use active voice.
3. Vary your sentence structure.
4. Use consistent tenses.
5. Have someone else read your paper before you turn it in!

Question 6

Dont’s in academic language

Answer 6

1. Don’t use first person pronouns.
2. Do not use contractions.
3. Don’t use archaic terms.
4. Don’t use slang.
5. Don’t use clichés.
6. Don’t use qualifiers.
7. Avoid overused “scholarly” phrases.

Question 7

Choose the sentence that follows academic writing conventions.

1. The student is sick.
2. The student has not been feeling well.

Answer 7

1

Write in clear, plain style.

Question 8

Choose the sentence that follows academic writing conventions.

1. The students were supported by the teacher.
2. The teacher supported the students.

Answer 8

2

Use active voice.

Question 9

Choose the sentence that follows academic writing conventions.

1. The students understood and follow the theme.
2. The students understood and followed the theme.

Answer 9

2

Use consistent tenses.

Question 10

Choose the sentence that follows academic writing conventions.

1. The students are not aware of the rules.
2. The students aren’t aware of the rules.

Answer 10

1

Do not use contractions.