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1. ACADEMIC VS EVERYDAY
ENGLISH
ACADEMIC SPEAKING SESSION 2
ENTUSIASTIK S.S., M.A

2. WHEN DO YOU USE ENGLISH?

3. Attitude to speaking English

4. WHAT IS ACADEMIC ENGLISH?
Academic English refers to the type of English you need for
• Listening, reading and understanding your study materials
or other academic materials
• Writing or talking about academic subject
Academic Language is the language needed by students to
actively engaged in the academic disciplines. Academic
language includes specialized vocabulary, conventional
text structures, and standard formal style within a
discipline. Students may use the language in activities
typical of classrooms, such as expressing disagreement,
discussing an issue, or asking for clarification.

6. How is academic English different in
spoken and written form?
Academic speaking is similar in many ways to
academic writing: it is linear, it is explicit, it
has one central point and it is presented in
standard language.
Academic spoken style is also similar in many
ways in that it is formal, explicit, hedged, and
responsible. However, it is less complex and
objective than written language.

7. Features of academic spoken English
• Formal
In general this means that when you are speaking you should avoid
colloquial words and expressions.
• Explicit
This refers to the speakers’ effort in creating connection of different parts of
the talk. This can be made explicit by the use of different signaling words.
• Precision
When speaking in an academic contexts, facts and figures are given
precisely.
• Hedged
This refers to the stance on a particular subject, or the strength of the claims
you are making.
• Responsible
It refers to the ability for demonstrating an understanding of the source
when providing evidence and justification for, any claims we make.

8. Examples of colloquial words/expressions
• Posh - something or someone that is very
fancy
• Rubbish - an exclamation meaning something
is untrue or of poor quality
• To go nuts – an expression which means to
become crazy
• Chicken out – a phrase which means to back
off/back out

9. Examples of signalling words (signposting)
Firstly, secondly etc
To begin with
Let me begin with
Initially
Then
Next
Finally
Lastly
As mentioned earlier
In addition
Moreover
Again
Also
Similarly
Besides
Equally
Indeed
Apart from this
For example
For instance
To demonstrate
To illustrate
In conclusion
To sum up
Finally
In short
To conclude
However
Although
On the other hand
But
Yet
On the contrary

10. Features of academic spoken English
• Accuracy
Academic speaking uses vocabulary accurately. Most subjects have words with narrow specific
meanings. Linguistics distinguishes clearly between "phonetics" and "phonemics"; general
English does not.
• Complex
Spoken language is usually less complex and has shorter words, it is lexically less dense and it
has a less varied vocabulary. It uses more verb-based phrases than noun-based phrases. Spoken
texts are longer and the language has less grammatical complexity.
• Objective
This means that the main emphasis should be on the information that you want to give and the
arguments you want to make, although it is not unusual to refer to yourself or your audience.
• Planned
Formal academic spoken language is well planned. It usually takes place after research and
evaluation, according to a specific purpose and plan.
• Organised
Formal academic speaking is well organised. It flows easily from one section to the next in a
logical fashion.

11. Sentence examples
perfect
"I think the perfect example would be um visible
light”
highly
“It is a general but I think highly significant point”
extremely
“These things are extremely effective”
brilliant
"Carr performs a quite brilliant reconstruction of
the role of ideology"

12. Conversational language is easier to learn because it has lots of clues built in (such as
simpler sentences, known words and phrases, a familiar topic, a “friendly” face to whom
you’re speaking, and so forth). Academic language is more challenging because the topic may
not be as familiar, the sentences may be more complex, and the vocabulary may be new.

13. Let’s do a quiz!
1. Is the sentence "The researchers are very
interested in some types of infectious
diseases" written in academic or everyday
English?
a. Academic English
b. Everyday English

14. Let’s do a quiz!
2. Another thing to think about is the chance of
crime getting worse.
Which of the following words from this sentence
is generally acceptable in academic writing style?
a. thing
b. chance
c. getting
d. worse

15. Let’s do a quiz!
3. Which sentence is more formal?
a. They're installing the new computer system
next month.
b. The new computer system is being installed
next month.

16. Let’s do a quiz!
4. Which is not a correct academic collocation?
a. academic discourse
b. fundamental argument
c. Holistic approach
d. appropriate response

17. Let’s do a quiz!
5. Which is not a feature of Academic English?
a. It emphasis on the content of the information
b. It uses modalities to show speaker's position
on a subject
c. It always only refers to the experts' opinion
d. It tries to avoid colloquial language

18. Let’s do a quiz!
6. What's the more formal word for "very"?
__________________
7. Write a sentence using academic English with the
word "significant“
__________________
8. Write 5 words or phrases which are considered as
"specialised vocabulary" in your academic discipline.
___________________

19. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
THIS WEEK YOU’LL NEED TO WATCH
A LECTURE VIDEO (5-7 MINUTE
DURATION) AND TAKE NOTES OF THE
ACADEMIC LANGUAGE USED IN THE
LECTURE.