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ENGLISH FOR

ACADEMIC AND
PROFESSIONAL
PURPOSES
MODULE 1

Language Used in Academic


Texts
OBJECTIVES:

DIFFERENTIATE RECOGNIZE THE SHOW THE


IMPORTANCE OF
ACADEMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ACADEMIC WRITING
TEXTS FROM LANGUAGE USED IN THROUGH
NON-ACADEMIC EVALUATING THE
ACADEMIC TEXTS ACADEMIC TEXTS
TEXTS
BASED ON ITS USE OF
LANGUAGE
ACTIVITY 1
Direction: Write T if the statement is true and write F if the statement is
incorrect.
1. Academic writing is intended for a scholarly audience.
2. The main aim of academic writing is to entertain the audience.
3. The tone of academic writing is objective and formal.
4. Contractions are discouraged in an academic text.
5. Newspaper articles are some examples of non-academic writing.
6. Like academic writing, non-academic writing often does not
have a rigid structure.
7. Academic writing may not be based on research.
What is Academic writing is a formal and rather

impersonal mode of writing that is intended for

Academic a scholarly audience.

It tends to depend heavily on research, factual


Writing? evidence, opinions of educated researchers

and scholars.

Scholarly essays, research papers,

dissertations, etc. are some examples

of academic writing.
Some Tips for Academic Writing
• Always use formal language. Avoid using colloquialism or
slang.
• Don’t use contractions (shortened verb forms).
• Use the third-person point of view and avoid the first-
person point of view.
• Don’t pose questions; convert the questions into
statements.
• Avoid exaggerations or hyperbole.
• Don’t make sweeping generalizations
• Be clear and concise and avoid repeating.
Non-academic writing is writing that is
What is Non- not intended for an academic audience.

They are written for a lay audience or


Academic the mass public.

This type of writing may be personal,


Writing? impressionistic, emotional, or

subjective in nature.

The language in non-academic writing

is informal or casual.
Examples of non-academic texts are
the following:
1. Email messages
2. Personal opinions
3. Newspapers
4. Magazine
5. Blog article
Point of view of non-
academic text
Subjective and personal Asking rhetorical questions
It is based on personal It is a self-evident, and used for

opinions and feeling style as an impressive


persuasive device. It may have
rather than on facts
an obvious answer, but the
that comes from questioner asks it to lay
reliable sources. emphasis to the point.
What is academic
language?
Academic language is the language used

in the classroom and workplace, the

language of text, the language

assessments, the language of academic

success and the language of power.


Features of Academic Language
• formal
• objective
• impersonal
• precise
Features of Academic
Language
Formal Precise
Formal writing requires considerable effort The facts are presented accurately. The
to construct meaningful sentences, choice of words is appropriate. The use of
paragraphs, and arguments that make the technical terms to achieve precision is
text easy to comprehend. applied.
Academic writing requires that you use full
forms rather than contractions. For
example, write ‘do not’ instead of ‘don't’, ‘it
is’ instead of ‘it's’, ‘they have’ instead of
‘they've’ and ‘we will’ instead of ‘we'll’.
Features of Academic
Language
Impersonal Objective
Academic writing is based on research and
Academic language is impersonal in that
not on the writer’s own opinion about a
you generally do not refer to yourself as
given topic. When you write objectively, you
the performer of actions. This involves
are concerned about facts and not
avoiding the personal pronouns ‘I’ and
influenced by personal feelings or biases.
‘we’.
For example, instead of writing ‘I will
In order to convey attitude without using for
show’, you might write ‘this report will
example “I think”, you may use words such
show’. The second person, ‘you’, is also to
as “apparently,” “arguably,” “ideally,”
be avoided.
“strangely” and “unexpectedly.”
Avoiding personal pronouns
Using passive voice:
• ‘We administered the questionnaire...’ (active voice)
• ‘The questionnaire was administered...’ (passive voice)
Using third person:
• ‘I discovered that…’ becomes ‘Research reveals that…’
• ‘We can see that….’ becomes ‘It is evident that…’
Making things rather than people the subject of sentences:
• ‘I show...’ becomes ‘The report shows...’
• ‘I interpret the results as...’ becomes ‘The results indicate...’
ACTIVITY 2
Directions: Arrange the words/phrases where they belong. They are used to describe
either academic text or non- academic text.
ACTIVITY 3
Direction: Read the sentence from a student’s essay:
Direction: Match the informal vocabulary in the list below with the more appropriate
formal options underneath.
ASSIGNMENT
Directions: Paste in your notebook two (2) examples of academic texts from various
disciplines. Then, evaluate the characteristics of the
academic language found in the academic texts using the criteria below.

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