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The document outlines the nature and characteristics of academic texts, emphasizing their formal structure, tone, and the importance of clarity and objectivity. It details the features of academic language, including the need for precision, organization, and evidence-based arguments. Additionally, it distinguishes between academic and non-academic language, highlighting the formal and impersonal nature of academic writing.

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Eapp Lesson 1

The document outlines the nature and characteristics of academic texts, emphasizing their formal structure, tone, and the importance of clarity and objectivity. It details the features of academic language, including the need for precision, organization, and evidence-based arguments. Additionally, it distinguishes between academic and non-academic language, highlighting the formal and impersonal nature of academic writing.

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ACADEMIC

LANGUAGE USED
FROM VARIOUS
DISCIPLINES
NATURE AND
CHARACTERISTICS
OF AN ACADEMIC
TEXT.
WHAT IS ACADEMIC
TEXT?
ACADEMIC TEXT
It is a written language that
provides information,
which contain ideas and
concepts that are related
to the particular discipline.
STRUCTURE
The basic structure that is
used by an academic text
consists of three (3) parts:
introduction, body, and
conclusion, which is formal
and logical.
TONE
This refers to the attitude
conveyed in a piece of
writing. The arguments of
others are fairly presented
and with an appropriate
narrative tone.
LANGUAGE
It is important to use unambiguous
language. Clear topic sentences enable a
reader to follow your line of thinking without
difficulty.
Third-person point of view should be used.
Do not used “big words”
CITATION
Citing sources in the body
of the paper and providing a
list of references as either
footnotes or endnotes is a
very important aspect of
an academic text.
COMPLEXITY
An academic text
addresses complex
issues that require
higher-order thinking
skills to comprehend.
EVIDENCE-BASED ARGUMENTS
What is valued in an academic text is that
opinions are based on a sound
understanding of the pertinent body of
knowledge and academic debates that exist
within, and often external to a specific
discipline.
THESIS-DRIVEN
The starting point of an
academic text is a particular
perspective, idea, or position
applied to the chosen research
problem, such as establishing,
proving, or disproving solutions
to the questions posed for the
topic.
FEATURES OF
ACADEMIC TEXTS
COMPLEX
Written language has no longer words, it has
lexically more varied vocabulary.
Written texts are shorter and the language
has more grammatical complexity, including
more subordinate clauses and more
passives.
FORMAL
Should avoid colloquial words and
expressions.
EXAMPLE: ain’t, gonna, y’all, spill the
beans, kick the bucket.
PRECISE

Facts are given accurately


and precisely.
OBJECTIVE
Has fewer words that emphasize
on the information you want to
give and the arguments you want
to make
EXPLICIT
It is the responsibility of the
writer in English to make it clear
to the reader how the various parts
of the text are related.
HEDGING
It is necessary to make decisions
about your stance on a particular
subject or the strength of the
claims you are making.
RESPONSIBLE
You must be responsible for and
must be able to provide
evidence and justification for
any claims you make.
ORGANIZE
Well-organized.
It flows easily from one
section to the next in a
logical fashion.
PLAN
Well-planned.
It usually takes place after
research and evaluation,
according to a specific
purpose and plan.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS THE PURPOSE OF
READING AN
ACADEMIC TEXT?
To locate a main idea.
To scan for more information.
To identify gaps in existing
studies.
To connect new ideas to
existing ones.
To gain more pieces of
information.
To support a particular writing
assignments
To deeply understand an
existing idea.
FACTORS TO
CONSIDER IN
WRITING ACADEMIC
TEXT
State critical questions and
issues.
Provide facts and evidence
from credible sources.
Use precise and accurate
words while avoiding jargon.
Take an objective point of
view.
List references.

Use cautious language.


GROUP
ACTIVITY
INSTRUCTIONS

Using the criteria given,


evaluate the language of the
following sample academic
texts from various disciplines.
ACADEMIC
LANGUAGE AND
NON-ACADEMIC
LANGAUGE
ACADEMIC LANGAUGE
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.)
NON-ACADEMIC LANGUAGE
The set of vocabulary that
allows us to communicate
with others in the context of
regular daily conversations.
CHARACTERISTICS
OF ACADEMIC
LANGUAGE
FORMAL
It should not sound
conversational or casual.
Colloquial, idiomatic, slang or
journalistic expressions should
particularly be avoided.
EXAMPLE
Use… Instead…
Consider, monitor Look at
Revise, review
Go over
Solve, repair,
amend
Fix
OBJECTIVE
This means it is unbiased. It
should be based on facts and
evidence and are not
influenced by personal
feelings.
IMPERSONAL

This involves avoiding


the personal pronouns ‘I’
and ‘we’.

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