English for Academics

2. At the end of the lessons, you will be able to:
1. Differentiate language used in academic texts from various
disciplines.
2. Determine the structure of a specific academic text.
3. Explain the specific ideas contained in various academic texts.
4. Use knowledge of text structure to glean the information he/she
needs.
5. Use various techniques in summarizing a variety of academic
texts.
OBJECTIVES:

3. Direction: Read the passages below. Then, identify whether each passage can
be an academic text or non-academic text. Write A if it is academic and N if it is
nonacademic.
_____1. Some educators suggest that 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.
_____2. The current study showed that COVID-19 pandemic lockdown affected
the academic performance of most participants with varying degrees.
_____3. In his reverie he remembers how nature marked the season it
happened.
_____4. I believe they are the first and last and the closest things I have to say
about my own life.
_____5. The current study showed 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.

4. 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?
Answer this:

6.  This includes language used in textbooks,
in classrooms, on tests, and in each
discipline.
Academic Language

7.  Are certain registers of language (types of
language use) peculiar to specific
professions such as medical science,
engineering, and business.
Linguistic Register

8.  Medical language- used to describe components and processes
of the human body, medical procedures, disorders, and
pharmacology.
 Legal Language- used by the persons connected to the legal
professions-lawyers.
 Journalistic language- helps understand how journalists creates
their stories or report, and how media language is different
from other languages we encounter.
 Literary Language- the register of a language that is used in
literary writing.
Linguistic Register

9.  Literary Language- the register of a language that is used in
literary writing.
 Jargon- are special words or expressions that are used by a
particular profession or group and ate difficult for others to
understand.
 Legal Indictment- a formal accusation of a felony, issued by
grand jury based upon a proposed charge.
Linguistic Register

10. Types of Language

11. Academic language
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.

16. 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.

24. QUIZ No. 1: A
Directions: Determine whether the following text is academic text or non-
academic text. Write ACAD if it is academic text, write N ACAD if it is non-
academic text.
1. The current study uses transcription of Trump’s interview to the New York Times
after winning elections 2016.
2. The study has been strengthened by using the underlying theory of politeness by
Brown and Levinson and the method of analyzing data.
3. Internet became cheaper for people to reach information on the internet, and yet
caused inevitable changes in their habits (Akınoğlu, 2002).
4. I've fallen in love or imagine that I have; went to a party and lost my head. Bought
a horse which I don't need at all.
5. When someone you know and love dies, your life changes, and it is the change
that fuels your grief. You can't call them or see them like you used to; you can only
smell their cologne on the clothes that still hang in their closet.

25. QUIZ No. 1: C
Directions: Choose the correct answer that best describes each statement.
11. This refers to the method of human communication consisting the use of words in a
structured and conventional way.
a. vocabulary b. texts c. language d. academic
12. This is defined as critical, objective, specialized texts and relatively formal in
structure and style.
a. academic text b. language c. comprehension d. structure
13. Academic text is usually written by
a. poet b. experts or professional in a given field
c. well-known official d. anonymous individual
14. Academic language includes language used in
a. textbooks b. classrooms c. each discipline d. elsewhere
15. Academic texts include
a. research paper b. reviews c. singing competition d. critiques

26. QUIZ No. 1: C
Directions: Choose the correct answer that best describes each statement.
For items 16 to 20, identify the language registers used in the following discipline that
best illustrates the term below.
16.Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object.
a. Chemistry b. Biology c. Law d. Politics
17.Order is an authoritative mandate, command, or direction issued by a court under its
seal.
a. Law b. Politics c. Business d. Finance
18.Process is a summons or writ requiring a person to appear in court.
a. Politics b. Business c. Law d. Biology
19.Data are known or assumed as facts which serve as the basis of calculation.
a. Law b. Philosophy c. Politics d. Statistics
20. Trade is the action of buying and selling goods and services.
a. Commerce b. Law c. Politics d. Finance

32. QUIZ No. 3: A
Directions: Determine whether the following citation used in the text is Narrative
In-text citation or Parenthetical In-text citation.
1. According to Young (1996), computer and internet addiction has negative influences
on the people’s family, academic and business lives (p. 88).
2. Internet became cheaper for people to reach information on the internet, and yet
caused inevitable changes in their habits (Akınoğlu, 2002, p. 180).
3. Anderson and Bushman (2001) have recently published a meta-analysis of the
research. Their analysis concludes that exposure to violent video games has a negative
effect on a variety of measures (p.18).
4. An instructional game can be defined as any training format that involves competition
and is rule-guided (Jones, 2000).
5. Mobile games can be combined from different levels and content categories, covering
different, personalities and preferences (Martin et al., 2020, p.8).

33. PERFORMNACE TASK. 3: A
Directions: Transform the following text from Narrative In-text citation to
Parenthetical In-text citation, and vice versa. 5 pts Each
1. According to Young (1996) computer and internet addiction has negative
influences on the people’s family, academic and business lives (p.88).
2. Internet became cheaper for people to reach information on the internet, and yet
caused inevitable changes in their habits (Akınoğlu, 2002, p. 180).
3. Anderson and Bushman (2001) have recently published a meta-analysis of the
research. Their analysis concludes that exposure to violent video games has a
negative effect on a variety of measures (p.18).
4. An instructional game can be defined as any training format that involves
competition and is rule-guided (Jones, 2000).
5. Mobile games can be combined from different levels and content categories,
covering different, personalities and preferences (Martin et al., 2020, p.8).

64. 1. Students who master academic language are more likely
to be successful in academic and professional settings.
2. An academic text makes use of complex jargons to
promote a higher level of comprehension.
3. Academic text uses words which tones up claims
expressing certainty.
4. Both academic and non-academic texts can be used to
inform.
5. The language used in academic texts should be
conversational.
QUIZ A: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it’s
not.

65. 6. In reading an academic text, it helps acquire new
information.
7. An academic text needs less concentration and focus
because the terms are simple.
8. It is in academic text that issues are stated to provoke
information discussion.
9. A magazine is an academic text.
10. Academic language should be objective, precise,
impersonal and formal.

66. QUIZ B: Instruction: Using the criteria given, evaluate the language of
the following sample academic texts from various disciplines. Write
your answer on a separate sheet required by the teacher.
A. This essay intends to investigate whether there is a causal
relationship between music listened to and the mood of
individuals. Additionally, it will seek to explore whether this
relationship is used in advertising to encourage people to spend
money.
B. This essay intends to investigate whether there is a causal
relationship between music listened to and the mood of individuals.
Additionally, it will seek to explore whether this relationship is used in
advertising to encourage people to spend money.

67. C. This essay intends to investigate whether there is a causal relationship between
music listened to and the mood of individuals. Additionally, it will seek to explore
whether this relationship is used in advertising to encourage people to spend money.
D. This essay is focused on investigating the photo tactic responses of three different
species of fish that occupy different areas of an aquarium: danios (Danio rerio), which
group near the surface of the water, black skirt tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi), which
swim in the middle of the tank, and kuhli loach (Pangio kuhlii), which swim near the
bottom of tank. It is anticipated that they will respond differently to light according to
their niche with the tank.
E. This essay is focused on investigating the photo tactic responses of three different
species of fish that occupy different areas of an aquarium: danios (Danio rerio), which
group near the surface of the water, black skirt tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi), which
swim in the middle of the tank, and kuhli loach (Pangio kuhlii), which swim near the
bottom of tank. It is anticipated that they will respond differently to light according to
their niche with the tank.

70. ACADEMIC
TEXT
NON-
ACADEMIC
TEXT
GROUP ACTIVITY 1: Instructions: Using the Venn diagram, compare
and contrast the characteristics of academic texts from non-academic
texts.

82. QUIZ 1.Instruction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if is not.
1. Students who master academic language are more likely to be
successful in
academic and professional settings.
2. An academic text makes use of complex jargons to promote a
higher level
of comprehension.
3. Academic text uses words which tones up claims expressing
certainty.
4. Both academic and non-academic texts can be used to inform.
5. The language used in academic texts should be conversational.

83. 6. In reading an academic text, it helps acquire new
information.
7. An academic text needs less concentration and focus
because the terms are
simple.
8. Itis in academic text that issues are stated to provoke
information discussion.
9. A magazine is an academic text.
10. Academic language should be objective, precise,
impersonal and formal.