The document outlines the definition and characteristics of academic texts, emphasizing their formal and objective nature. It provides examples of academic writing, including literary analysis, research papers, and dissertations, while contrasting these with non-academic texts. Additionally, it discusses the importance of structure in academic writing, detailing the three-part essay format and the IMRAD structure.

1. Academ
ic text
Structu
res

2. What is an
Academic text?
 Academic text is defined as critical, objective,
specialized texts written by experts or
professionals in a given field using formal language.
 This means that academic texts are based on facts
with solid basis.
 Academic writing, therefore, is generally quite
formal, objective (impersonal) and technical.
 It is formal by avoiding casual or
conversational language, such as contractions or
informal vocabulary.

3. Examples
of
Academic
Writing

4. 1. Literary
Analysis
 examines, evaluates, and makes an
argument about a literary work.
 goes beyond mere summarization.
 requires careful close reading of one or
multiple texts and often focuses on a
specific characteristic, theme, or motif.

5. 2. RESEARCH
PAPER
 Uses outside information to support a
thesis or make an argument.
 written in all disciplines and may be
evaluative, analytical, or critical in nature.
 involves synthesizing this external
information with your own ideas.

6. 3.
Dissertation
 A dissertation (or thesis) is a document
submitted at the conclusion of a Ph.D.
program.
 a book-length summarization of the
doctoral candidate’s research.

7. Examples of non
academic text:
Personal Opinions
Magazines
Non fiction
Digital Media
News
etc.

8. ● A well-structured text enables the reader to
follow the argument and navigate the text.
● These are the two common structures of
academic texts that you need to learn which
depends on the type of assignment you are
required: the three-part essay structure and
the IMRaD structure.
Structure is an
important feature of
academic writing.

9. The Three-Part Essay
Structure
Introdu
ction BODY
COnclus
ion

10. INTRODUCTIO
N Its purpose is to clearly tell the reader the topic,
purpose and structure of the paper.
PARTS
 A. The most general information,
 B. The core of the introduction,
 C. The most specific information,

11. body
 It develops the question, “What is the topic about?”.
 It may elaborate directly on the topic sentence by
giving definitions, classifications, explanations,
contrasts, examples and evidence.
 This is considered as the heart of the essay.

12. cONCLUSION
 The conclusion is closely related to the introduction
and is often described as its ‘mirror image’.
 The conclusion usually begins by briefly
summarizing the main scope or structure of the
paper, confirms the topic that was given in the
introduction, ends with a more general statement
about how this topic relates to its context.

13. on
m -
methods
r - results
a - and

14. INTRODU
CTION
usually depicts the background of the topic and the
central focus of the study.
MEthodol
ogy
lets your readers know your data collection methods,
research instrument employed, sample size and so on
RESULTS AND
DISCUSSION
states the brief summary of the key
findings or the results of your study.

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•Khiel Morada
•Zaldy Francisco
•Franklin Realda
•Leo Beltran
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