APP 002 (English For Academic and Professional Purposes) : Day 01 Explaining The Nature of Academic Test Academic Writing

APP 002 (English for Academic and Professional Purposes)
Day 01 Explaining the Nature of Academic Test

ACADEMIC WRITING
- Refers to a style of expression that researchers use to define the intellectual boundaries of their
disciplines and their specific areas of expertise
- Designed to convey agreed meaning about complex ideas or concepts for a group of scholarly
experts
- Observes of excellent grammar
Characteristics:
 Formal tone
 Use of 3rd person perspective
 Clear focus on the research problem under investigation
 Precise word choice
 Planned
 Structured
 Coherence
 Logical order
 Research-based
 Cite sources (APA)
 Formal tone/style
 Appropriate language
 Follows traditional conventions/rules
 Usage of thesis statement (main idea
 Avoidance of jargons – technical terms (e.g. Rx, C-section); bullets, and story about self
 Absence of poetic license
 Not too much personal pronouns
Day 02 & 03 Reading Texts Critically
CRITICAL READING
- More active way of reading

- Deeper and more complex engagement with a text
- Process of analyzing, interpreting, and sometimes evaluating
- When reading critically, we use critical thinking skills to question both the text and our own reading
of it
READING CRITICAL READING

Purpose Get basic grasp of the text Form judgments about HOW a text works
Activity Absorbing/Understanding Analyzing/Interpreting/Evaluating
Focus What a test SAYS What a text DOES and MEANS
Questions What is the text saying? How does the text work? How is it argued?
What information can I get out of it? What are the choices made? The patterns
that result?
What kinds of reasoning and evidence are
used?
What are the underlying assumptions?
What does the text mean?
Direction WITH the text (taking for granted it is right) AGAINST the text (questioning its
assumptions and argument, interpreting
meaning in context)
Response Restatement, Summary Description, Interpretation, Evaluation
LOVE IS A FALLACY by Max Schulman
Characters: Dobie, Petey, and Polly
1. AD MISERICORDIAN – appeal to someone’s sympathy to avoid question

2. CONTRADICTORY PREMISES – there can be no argument when premises contract each other (e.g. If
God can do anything, can he make a stone so heavy he can’t lift it?)
3. DICTO SIMPLICITER – argument based on an unqualified generalization (e.g. Everyone should
exercise since it is healthy.)
4. FALSE ANALOGY – comparing 2 different situations and making analogy (e.g. Student: textbook
Surgeon: X-ray)
5. HASTY GENERALIZATION – too few instances to support the conclusion (e.g. Nobody on campus
speaks French.)
6. HYPOTHESIS CONTRARY TO FACT – stating with false hypothesis and drawing conclusions (e.g.
Marie Curie’s discovery)
7. POISONING THE WELL – tainting an argument before it has begun (e.g. First man calls second man
liar before he gets to say anything.)
8. POST HOC – (e.g. It rains whenever Bill is invited to go to picnic.)
Day 04 Writing Academic Texts: Introduction to the Writing Process
WRITING PROCESS
“It is important for a writer to work through each of the steps in order to ensure that he has produced a
polished, complete piece.” (Calvert Education)
• Planning phase
• Brainstorm, research, gather and outline ideas, usage of diagram to map thoughts
PRE-
WRITING • Audience and purpose should be considered; older need to start thesis statement
• Creating initial composition by writing down all ideas in organized way to convey particual idea
or present argument
DRAFTING • Audience and purpose need to be finalized
• Review, modify, and reorganize work by rearranging, adding, or deleting content

• Making the tone, style, content appropriate for intended audience
REVISING • Goal: improve draft
• Writer proofreads or corrects errors in grammar and mechanics, and edit to improve style and
clarity
EDITING • Another writer's feedback is helpful
• Final writing is shared with the group

PUBLISHING
• Sharing with the help of computer; can be printed or published online
Day 05 Writing Academic Text: The Pre-Writing Process
PRE-WRITING
- First stage of the writing process
- Includes all the things you do before you are really to write out the first version of your text
Pre-Writing Process:
1. Choose a topic or a theme: What shall I write about?
2. Identify the purpose why you write: What do I want to write about it?
3. Decide on the genre of your work: What kind of writing shall I do?
4. Who will be the audience for your writing?: Who am I writing it for?
Pre-Writing Methods:
 BRAINSTORMING
- Process of coming up with as many ideas as possibole about a topic
- Not worrying about feasibility of idea
 FREEWRITING
- Writing whatever comes your mind about the topic for a specific amount of time
- Not worrying about grammar, punctuation, or spelling
 MIND MAPS – visual way to outline information
 DRAWING/DOODLING – combining words with drawings
 ASKING QUESTIONS – coming up with more creative ideas through questioning
 OUTLINING – employing traditional outlines to help you organize your thoughts in a logical manner
Day 06 Writing Academic Text: The Drafting Process

DRAFTING STAGE
- Involves the student in organizing ideas into coherent structure
- Goal: translate ideas into written organization without being constrained by word choice, sentence
structure, conventions, and presentation
DRAFT
- Complete version of piece of writing but not the final version
- First draft gives you a working version that you can later improve
BASIC ELEMENTS OF FIRST DRAFT

INTRODUCTION Tells what the essay is about
THESIS STATEMENT Presents the main point of the entire piece of writing
TOPIC SENTENCE States the main idea of the paragraph
Implies how that main ideas connects to their
statement
SUPPORTING SENTENCES Develop or explain the topic sentence
CONCLUSION Reinforces the thesis statement
Day 07 Writing Academic Text: Revising and Editing

REVISING STAGE
- Focuses on improving student writing
- Students rethink, rework, and refine writing; apply their knowledge of language skills and sentence
structure to become better writers
5 traits for effective revision:
 Idea, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, and Sentence Fluency
A – add idea
R - remove
M - move
S – substitute (word choice)
EDITING STAGE
- Involves beautification of the piece; should be undertaken when all revisions are complete
- Writing is revisited to correct errors in gramar, mechanics, and usage
- Done independently or engaging in peer editing
C - capitalization
U - usage
P - punctation
S – spelling
Tips:
1. Take a break.
2. Ask someone for feedback.
3. Pretend to be one of your readers.
4. Try to read your words aloud.
Day 08 Writing Academic Text: Publishing

PUBLISHING
- Final writing is shared with the group
- Sharing can be printed or published online through the help of computer
- Releasing it to the public for other to read
- Turning a paper to your teacher constitutes “publishing”
 Writing is communication. If you have written something, you must have intended for someone to read it,
even if that person is only yourself.

APP 002 (English For Academic and Professional Purposes) : Day 01 Explaining The Nature of Academic Test Academic Writing

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

APP 002 (English For Academic and Professional Purposes) : Day 01 Explaining The Nature of Academic Test Academic Writing

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

APP 002 (English For Academic and Professional Purposes) : Day 01 Explaining The Nature of Academic Test Academic Writing

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

APP 002 (English for Academic and Professional Purposes)

Day 01 Explaining the Nature of Academic Test

Day 02 & 03 Reading Texts Critically

- More active way of reading

READING CRITICAL READING

1. AD MISERICORDIAN – appeal to someone’s sympathy to avoid question

• Review, modify, and reorganize work by rearranging, adding, or deleting content

• Final writing is shared with the group

Day 06 Writing Academic Text: The Drafting Process

BASIC ELEMENTS OF FIRST DRAFT

Day 07 Writing Academic Text: Revising and Editing

Day 08 Writing Academic Text: Publishing

You might also like

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.