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EAP 11_12_UNIT 1_LESSON 2_Academic Texts Across the Disciplines(1).pptx
1. English for Academic and Professional Purposes
Senior High School Applied - Academic
Unit 1: The Nature of Academic Texts
Lesson 2
Academic Texts across the
Disciplines
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EVALUAT
Most forms of
academic
writing share
common traits
and basic
features. How
can we identify
which texts are
written in which
disciplines?
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3. Learning
Objectives
At the end of the
lesson, you should
be able to do the
following:
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● Identify the unique features and
language of various academic
disciplines.
● Find connections between the
different academic disciplines.
● Determine when and how to write in
a particular academic discipline.
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1. What branches or fields are
under the major academic
disciplines?
2. What similarities do the different
academic disciplines have with
each other?
Essential
Questions
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The Academic Disciplines
Academic disciplines have various branches
under them.
● Business: accounting, economics, finance,
management, marketing
● Humanities: art, creative writing, languages,
literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater
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● Natural and applied sciences: biology,
chemistry, computer science, engineering,
geology, mathematics, physics, medicine
● Social sciences: anthropology, education,
geography, history, law, political science,
psychology, sociology
The Academic Disciplines
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● Each of the disciplines and their branches have
their own vocabularies, styles, and modes of
communication.
● While they might all follow a basic format and
guidelines, their application differs per
discipline.
The Academic Disciplines
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● Different disciplines also tend to get their data
and evidence from varying research methods.
● Examples:
○ Biologists perform lab experiments.
○ Social scientists conduct surveys and
interviews.
The Academic Disciplines
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● Sources of information that are relevant to the
different disciplines also vary.
● Examples:
○ Business students study resumes, memos,
and product descriptions.
○ Humanities students study history books,
literature reviews, or journals.
The Academic Disciplines
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● What the different disciplines focus on in their
academic texts are also different.
● Examples:
○ Social sciences emphasize the methodology
and their results or findings.
○ The sciences focus on the hypothesis and if
the experiment proves or disproves it.
The Academic Disciplines
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11. Tips
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As you encounter different articles
and texts in your classes, take note
of the vocabulary and jargon used in
various disciplines. Doing so can
help you be more familiar with them
should you re-encounter them.
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Example 1
Below are examples of how a discipline frames
the topic of social media.
● Business: How can social media be used to
increase the efficiency of office workers?
● Humanities: How does social media affect the
evolution of language?
The Academic Disciplines
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Example 2
Below are examples of how a discipline frames
the topic of social media.
● Natural and Applied Sciences: Which
programming language is best used in creating
a social media website?
● Social Sciences: How can instances of
cyberbullying in social media be reduced?
The Academic Disciplines
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14. Remember
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There are many differences in
academic writing, from cited sources
to the narrative tone or the voice
used by the writer. Always keep an
open mind and an observant eye
when reading different academic
texts.
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Connections across Disciplines
● The disciplines are not so different in their
development and purpose.
● Disciplines were developed and designed to
help us make sense of our world and its
phenomena.
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● Knowledge is gained when a practitioner can
build on a previously established body of
work from their discipline.
● Research requires you to use sources that
touch on a similar topic or line of thinking
that you are studying.
Connections across Disciplines
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● Pay attention to details in your different classes
to see if you can find similarities and
connections between them.
● You can become better at knowing how your
specialization can fit with the rest of the world.
Connections across Disciplines
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Articulating Different Positions in Academic Writing
● All disciplines already have a number of
debates, studies, and the like that have been
going on for years.
● There are existing binary oppositions in each
discipline that can help you make more sense
of the different issues and topics you might
encounter.
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It might seem that certain binary oppositions are
more suited to a particular discipline, but it is not
impossible for these binaries to be applied
elsewhere.
Articulating Different Positions in Academic Writing
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Example
● Business: surplus - shortage
● Humanities: theism - atheism
● Natural and Applied Sciences: logic - faith
● Social Sciences: hope - despair
Articulating Different Positions in Academic Writing
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1. Choose a chapter or lesson from another
subject you are currently taking.
2. Take the time to read it once more, this time
taking note of the focus, vocabulary,
techniques, and formatting that is used.
3. Then, answer the following questions.
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1. What kind(s) of questions are being asked?
2. What issues are being tackled or discussed?
3. How does the chapter/lesson discuss or share
information from its discipline?
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Questions
1. What fields can be found under the discipline
of the humanities?
2. What fields can be found under the discipline
of the social sciences?
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25. Wrap Up
Academic disciplines have different
branches with their own vocabularies,
styles, and modes of communication.
Connections can always be found between
the different academic disciplines.
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26. Wrap Up
Binary oppositions can help you
understand issues and problems you’ll
encounter in any discipline.
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27. Bibliography
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“Exploring Academic Disciplines.” ER Services. Accessed February 17, 2020.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-jeffersoncc-styleguide/chapter/exploring-academic-
disciplines/
“Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper: Academic Writing Style.” Research Guides.
Accessed February 20, 2020. https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/academicwriting.
Purdue Writing Lab. “Writing in Psychology Overview.” Purdue Writing Lab. Accessed February 20,
2020.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/writing_in_the_social_sciences/writing_in
_psychology_experimental_report_writing/index.html.
“Writing in the Humanities.” Lumen Learning. Accessed February 20, 2020.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-writing/chapter/writing-in-the-humanities/.
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model/.
Editor's Notes
Answers:
The fields under the discipline of the humanities are art, creative writing, languages, literature, music, philosophy, religion, and theater.
The fields under the discipline of the social sciences are anthropology, education, geography, history, law, political science, psychology, and sociology.
Model Answer: Binary oppositions are often good guides in understanding the many issues and debates that are already active in our chosen disciplines. In being more familiar with binary oppositions, especially those my discipline is concerned with, I can be guided by them when writing my arguments and presenting my evidence in my papers.
