This document discusses language used in academic texts from various disciplines. It explains that academic language varies between disciplines and includes specific vocabulary and structures. Examples are given of how the word "division" can have different meanings in parliament, mathematics, and sports. Readers are prompted to identify words that have different definitions across disciplines. The document encourages writing a short text using academic language and creating a flyer about language in one's own field of study.

2. What’s more?
TABLE OF CONTENTS
What’s in?
Read and analyze a short text
What’s new?
Usage of PPE
What is it?
Language Used in Academic
Texts from Various Disciplines
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3. Assignment
TABLE OF CONTENTS
What I have learned?
What I can do?
Assessment
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4. INTRODUCTION
In this lesson, you will be taught to differentiate
the language used in different disciplines such
as Business, Law, Art, Philosophy, Politics,
Religion, Science, Sports and TechVoc.
Learning about the language as used in context
will improve your understanding and widen your
knowledge on the varied academic texts from
various disciplines.

5. 1. Distinguish the general, specific and
operational meaning of the language
used in academic texts;
2. Write a two-paragraph text about
language used in academic texts; and
3. Show appreciation about language
used in academic texts using insight
sharing.

6. What’s in?
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Language plays a vital role in our daily
conversation. This language may be used in
communicating with other people either
spoken or written. Taking into accounts,
academic language takes place in our
professional dealings. This language varies
especially when used in various disciplines.
For instance, the word ‘division’ may be used
differently in parliament, mathematics and
sports.

7. ACTIVITY 1
Read and analyze the short text to
learn about this matter.

8. ACTIVITY 2
Can you tell the different usage of
PPE in various disciplines?

9. Language Used in Academic Texts from
Various Disciplines
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Academic language represents the language demands of
school (academics). Academic language includes
language used in textbooks, in classrooms, on tests, and in
each discipline. It is different in vocabulary and structure
from the everyday spoken English of social interactions.
Each type of communication (both academic and social)
has its purpose, and neither is superior to the other.

10. Language Used in Academic Texts from
Various Disciplines
Academic vocabulary is used in all academic disciplines
to teach about the content of the discipline, e.g., a water
table is different from a periodic elements table. Before
taking chemistry, for example, some students know the
technical words used in chemistry, while others do not.
Pre-teaching of vocabulary and subject-specific
terminology helps to address that need.

11. Language Used in Academic Texts from
Various Disciplines
Academic structure also includes the established ways of
organizing writing (which can affect how one reads) in a
discipline. Different genres, paragraph/sentence structure,
level of text difficulty, purpose, intended audience, overall
organization, and knowledge of outside resources for the
text all affect how one writes and reads in that discipline.

12. Language Used in Academic Texts from
Various Disciplines
In determining the language used in academic text from
various discipline, be reminded of the following:
• Identify the text and then analyze the genre,
academic structure and academic vocabulary;
• Identify and analyze the explicit
instruction/deconstruction concerning the text;
consider multiple models if necessary; and
• Bring academic language to the surface: identify
its usage to a particular discipline.

13. ACTIVITY 3
Arrange the jumbled letters to form
words that are used variedly in different
disciplines. Identify the words being
described/defined by rearranging the
scrambled letters.

14. YSTSME
 A set of things working together as parts of
a mechanism or an interconnecting network
 A set of rules, an arrangement of things, or
a group of related things that work toward a
common goal
 In astronomy, this refers to a group of
celestial objects connected by their mutual
attractive forces, especially moving in orbits
about a center.
SYSTEM

15. ARTTCSBA
 Existing in thought or as an idea but not
having physical or concrete existence
 A brief summary of a research article,
thesis, review, conference proceeding
 This is a self-contained, short, and powerful
statement that describes a larger work.
ABSTRACT

16. LILB
 An amount of money owed for goods
supplied or services rendered, set out in a
printed or written statement of charges
 A proposed legislation under consideration
by a legislature
 A draft of proposed law presented to
parliament for discussion.
BILL

17. UDORPTC
 In mathematics, this is result of multiplying,
or an expression that identifies factors to be
multiplied.
 In marketing, this is an object or system
made available for consumer use
 In chemistry, this is a substance that is
formed as the result of a chemical reaction.
PRODUCT

18. ECROF
 In Physics, this is any interaction that, when
unopposed, will change the motion of an
object.
 An organized body of military personnel or
police.
 Strength or energy as an attribute of
physical action or movement.
FORCE

19. What I can do?
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Now, it’s about time for you to use your knowledge about
language used in academic texts. In the space provided,
write a two-paragraph text on the topic that interests you.
Please be guided by the suggested criteria for scoring.
Suggested Criteria for Scoring:
Mechanics………….…………...15pts.
Organization.…….……………...15pts.
Relevance of Content……….….20pts.
Total……………………………….50pts

20. What I have learned?
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21. Assessment
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22. Assignment
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Create a flyer that contains language used in your
discipline and its meaning. Please be guided by the
suggested criteria for evaluation.
Suggested Criteria for Evaluation
Informative Content 25 pts.
Organization 15 pts.
Creativity 10 pts.
Total 50 pts.