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English For Academic AND Professional Purposes.pptx
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- 9. Some educators suggestthat the distinction between conversational and academic language is somewhat arbitrary and that it is the situation, community, or context that is either predominantly social or academic. ACADEMIC OR NOT?
- 10. The current studyshowed that COVID-19 pandemic lockdown affected the academic performance of most participants with varying degrees. ACADEMIC OR NOT?
- 11. In his reveriehe remembers how nature marked the season it happened. ACADEMIC OR NOT?
- 12. I believe theyare the first and last and the closest things I have to say about my own life. ACADEMIC OR NOT?
- 13. The current studyshowed that the most popular device that students used to access the online materials was the smart phone followed by laptop, while the least used tool was the personal computer. ACADEMIC OR NOT?
- 14. OBJECTIVES: At theend of the lesson, students are expected to: 1. determine academic texts from other texts; 2. write a structured text 3. share insights on the importance of understanding academic texts in daily setting.
- 15. Direction: Categorize theinformation based on their characteristics below by filling in the table to differentiate academic text from non-academic text. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. ACTIVITY 1
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- 18. 1 Nature and Characteristics of anAcademic Text
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- 24. T Arguments (fairly presented) No biased language Tone Attitude
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- 26. -use unambiguous language -useformal language and third person point-of-view -Technical language appropriate to area of study L Language
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- 28. are important toyou? Who is your best friend? Citation Csource of any ideas, research findings, data, or quoted text Always acknowledge PLAGIARISM
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- 30. An academic text addressescomplex issues that require higher-order thinking skills to comprehend. C Complexity
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- 32. opinions are basedon a sound understanding of the pertinent body of knowledge and academic debates that exist within, and often external to a specific discipline. E Evidence-based
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- 34. The starting pointof an academic text is a particular perspective, idea or position applied to the chosen research problem, such as establishing, proving, or disproving solutions to the questions posed for the topic. T Thesis-driven
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- 49. Factors to Consider inWriting Academic Text
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- 52. Written texts areshorter and the language has more grammatical complexity, including more subordinate clauses and more passives. A ACADEMIC LANGUAGE
- 53. set of vocabularythat allows us to communicate with others in the context of regular daily conversations. S SOCIAL LANGUAGE
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- 55. SOCIAL LANGUAGE ACADEMICLANGUAGEV In everyday interactions in spoken/written form ACADEMIC LANGUAGE
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- 57. It should notsound conversational or casual. Colloquial, idiomatic, slang or journalistic expressions should particularly be avoided. F FORMAL
- 59. This means itis unbiased. It should be based on facts and evidence and are not influenced by personal feelings. O OBJECTIVE
- 60. This involves avoidingthe personal pronouns ‘I’ and ‘we’. For example, instead of writing ‘I will show’, you might write ‘this report will show’. The second person, ‘you’, is also to be avoided. I IMPERSONAL
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- 62. Students who masteracademic language are more likely to be successful in academic and professional settings.
- 63. An academic textmakes use of complex jargons to promote a higher level of comprehension.
- 64. Academic text useswords which tones up claims expressing certainty.
- 65. Both academic andnon-academic texts can be used to inform.
- 66. The language usedin academic texts should be conversational.
- 67. In reading anacademic text, it helps acquire new information.
- 68. An academic textneeds less concentration and focus because the terms are simple.
- 69. It is inacademic text that issues are stated to provoke information discussion.
- 70. A magazine isan academic text.
- 71. Academic language shouldbe objective, precise, impersonal and formal.
- 72. Instructions: Using theVenn diagram, compare and contrast the characteristics of academic texts from non-academic texts.
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- 75. What do youwant your teacher to know about you? WRAP UP:
Editor's Notes
- #9 Arbitrary – ayon lamang sa kagustuhan ACADEMIC
- #10 ACADEMIC
- #11 Reverie- A state of being pleasantly lost in ones thoughts, a daydream NON-ACAD
- #12 NON- ACADEMIC
- #13 ACADEMIC
- #19 An academic text is a written language that provides information, which contain ideas and concepts that are related to the particular discipline. Essay, Research Paper, Report, Project, Article, Thesis, and Dissertation are considered as academic texts.
- #22 The basic structure that is used by an academic text is consist of three (3) parts introduction, body, and conclusion which is formal and logical. This kind of structure enables the reader to follow the argument and navigate the text. In academic writing a clear structure and a logical flow are imperative to a cohesive text.
- #24 This refers to the attitude conveyed in a piece of writing. The arguments of others are fairly presented and with an appropriate narrative tone. When presenting a position or argument that disagrees with one’s perspectives, describe the argument accurately without loaded or biased language.
- #26 It is important to use unambiguous language. Clear topic sentences enable a reader to follow your line of thinking without difficulty. Formal language and the third person point of-view should be used. Technical language appropriate to area of study may also be used, however, it does not mean using “big words” just for the sake of doing so.
- #28 Citing sources in the body of the paper and providing a list of references as either footnotes or endnotes is a very important aspect of an academic text. It is essential to always acknowledge the source of any ideas, research findings, data, or quoted text that have been used in a paper as a defense against allegations of plagiarism.
- #30 An academic text addresses complex issues that require higher-order thinking skills to comprehend.
- #32 What is valued in an academic text is that opinions are based on a sound understanding of the pertinent body of knowledge and academic debates that exist within, and often external to a specific discipline.
- #34 The starting point of an academic text is a particular perspective, idea or position applied to the chosen research problem, such as establishing, proving, or disproving solutions to the questions posed for the topic.
- #52 is the language needed by students to do the work in schools. It includes, for example, discipline-specific vocabulary, grammar and punctuation, and applications of rhetorical conventions and devices that are typical for a content area (e.g., essays, lab reports, discussions of a controversial issue.) Students who master academic language are more likely to be successful in academic and professional settings.
- #53 Social language is the set of vocabulary that allows us to communicate with others in the context of regular daily conversations.
- #55 Here are some of the differences between social and academic language includes:
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