The document outlines the structure and characteristics of academic texts, differentiating them from non-academic writing. It discusses types of academic texts such as descriptive, analytical, persuasive, and critical, emphasizing the importance of organization, evidence, and objectivity in academic writing. Furthermore, it includes activities aimed at helping learners identify the language used in academic texts and reflect on their own writing experiences.

1. The
structure of
academic
text
Q1 – Week 1
E n g l i s h f o r
A c a d e m i c a n d
P r o f e s s i o n a l
P u r p o s e s
Teacher Loleth C. Apordo

2. 1. What is the easiest writing assignment
you have done so far?
2. How about the most difficult writing
assignment you have done?
3. Based on your answer, what do you think
is academic writing and its differences from
other kinds of writing?
___________________________________________________________
_________
ACTIVITY 1
A n s w e r t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s .

3. The learner will be able to:
• determines the structure of a
specific academic text
• differentiates language used in
academic texts from various academic
texts
• explains the specific ideas
contained in various academic texts

4. academic text is a written language
that provides information, which
contain ideas and concepts that are
related to the particular discipline
formal
What is an Academic Text?
have a clearly structured
introduction, body, and conclusion

5. E x a m p l e s o f
A c a d e m i c T e x t s
ACADEMIC TEXTS
Essay Articles
Theses/Dissertations
Report

6. TYPES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS
• Descriptive – provides facts and information
- identify, report, record, summarize,
define
• Analytical – organize facts and information into
categories, parts, , groups, parts, types o
relationship
- analyze, compare, contrast, relate, &
examine

7. TYPES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS
• Persuasive – includes argument, recommendation,
interpretation, or evaluation of the work of others
with the addition of your own point of view
- needs to be supported by the evidence
- argue, evaluate, discuss, take a
position
• Critical – requires you to consider at least two
points of view, including your own
- critique, debate, disagree, and evaluate

8. Before you read an academic text, ask
yourself the following questions:
1. Why am I reading this text?
2. What information or pieces of
information do I need?
3. What do I want to learn?
Reading Goals

9. General Purposes for
reading an academic text:
 To better understand an existing idea.
✓ To get ideas that can support a
particular writing assignment
✓ To gain more information
✓ To identify gaps in existing studies
✓ To connect new ideas to existing ones

10. Activity 2: Watch the video or do
the research and differentiate the
language used in academic text from
non-academic texts.
Academic
Text
Non-
academic
Text

11. Characteristics of Academic Writing
1. Formal
2. Specific
3. Objective
4. Concise
5. Complex

12. Features of Academic Writing
1. Complexity - written texts are shorter and have
longer, more complex words and phrases. They have more
noun-based phrases, more nominalizations, and more
lexical variation.
2. Formality - you should AVOID colloquial words and
expressions
3. Precision - facts and figures are given precisely
4. Objectivity - objective rather than personal
5. Explicitness -Academic writing is explicit about the
relationships in the text.
6. Accuracy - Academic writing uses vocabulary accurately.

13. Example of Complexity:
 The participant was admitted to the
graduate program.It came to him as a
surprise.
 The participant’s admission to the graduate
program came to him as a surprise.

14. 7. Hedging -it is necessary to make decisions about your
stand on a particular subject, or the strength of the
claims you are making.
8. Responsibility -responsible for, and must be able to
provide evidence and justification for, any claims you
make, source of the text you used.
9. Organization - Academic writing is well organized
10. Planning - Academic writing is well planned. It
usually takes place after research and evaluation,
according to a specific purpose and plan.

15. Factors to Consider in Writing
Academic Text
1. State critical questions and issues;
2. Provide facts and evidence from credible
sources;
3. Use precise and accurate words while
avoiding jargon;
4. Take an objective point of view;
5. List references; and,
6. Use cautious language.

16. Activity 3. Write T if the statement is true and F if
it is false. Write your answer in your ACTIVITY
NOTEBOOK.
_______1. Academic reading requires concentration and
comprehension.
_______2. Academic texts are completely different from non
academic texts in terms of structure, content and style.
_______3. Authors of academic texts usually present facts
to support their main argument.
_______4. Completing academic readings appears to a full
understanding of the texts.
_______5. Essentially, the language of academic texts is
precise and accurate.

17. What I Have Learned?
Authors organize their
information intentionally in
an organized pattern called
text structures.
Common text structures
 introduction
 body
 conclusion.
Write your answer in
your ACTIVITY
NOTEBOOK.
What I want to say
about the lesson:
What I have found out:

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19. References
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