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Feu Cavite: English For Academic and Professional Purposes

This document provides an overview of academic and professional texts. It defines academic text as writing intended for use by college students and instructors that is also required in professional settings. Professional text refers to documents used for workplace communication between professionals. The document discusses distinguishing features of these texts such as their use of formal academic language and established organizational structures within disciplines. It also provides examples of general, technical, and special vocabulary words and examines aspects of academic and professional language like formality and objectivity.

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Feu Cavite: English For Academic and Professional Purposes

This document provides an overview of academic and professional texts. It defines academic text as writing intended for use by college students and instructors that is also required in professional settings. Professional text refers to documents used for workplace communication between professionals. The document discusses distinguishing features of these texts such as their use of formal academic language and established organizational structures within disciplines. It also provides examples of general, technical, and special vocabulary words and examines aspects of academic and professional language like formality and objectivity.

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FEU CAVITE

Senior High School Department

English for Academic and Professional


Purposes
1. What is an academic text?
2. What are its characteristics?
3. What about a professional text?
Lecture-Discussion:
What is an academic text?

Academic text is specifically written to be


used by college instructors or students,
and a required type text demanded in the
professional world.
Lecture-Discussion:
What is an academic text?

Academic text is specifically written to be


used by college instructors or students,
and a required type text demanded in the
professional world.
Lecture-Discussion:
What is professional text?

It is a document of written
communication used in a workplace
environment that allows professionals to
communicate with each other.
Lecture-Discussion:
What for are academic texts and
professional texts?

- educational
- transmittal of information (workplace
setting)
Lecture-Discussion:
How can you distinguish these types of
text?

* examine the language

These texts use academic language.


Lecture-Discussion:
What is academic language?
It is the language demands of school
(academics). Academic language includes
language used in textbooks, in
classrooms, on tests, and in each
discipline.
Aspects: vocabulary and structure
Lecture-Discussion:

- academic language vs. daily spoken


English in social interactions

Ex: - water table vs. table of elements


- root vs. square root
- apple of discord vs. apple pie
Lecture-Discussion:
Structure

Academic structure also includes the


established ways of organizing writing
(which can affect how one reads) in a
discipline.
Lecture-Discussion:

Tatlonghari
(2003)
Frog Dissection

I split you open


Lain you on your back,
spread out your limbs,
pinned you to tray.
Cuts and incisions –scissors, scalpels, forceps
oviducts, lungs, intestines, liver, heart.
All frighteningly familiar.
This is just too “up close and personal”.
Dear Mr. Lee,

Thank you for your interest in the Senior High Shool program
of FEU Cavite. We understand that you are specifically
interested to enroll in the ABM strand. We have now finished
our rigorous review process for School Year 2017-2018
applications. We have received an unusually high number of
application for the current semester and unfortunately, we have
to limit the number of enrollees we could accept. While your
character record is impressive, I regret to inform you that
your application to the program has not been accepted.
Given your qualifications, I trust that you will be able to pursue
your academic interests elsewhere. I wish you luck in your
future endeavors.
 
Sincerely,
 
Kristal Ibarra
Enrollment Committee Head
Lecture-Discussion:
Categories of Words - Wallace (1982) &
Cooter (1996)

General – not part of any disciplines


Technical – for specific academic
discipline
Special – common but has special
meanings in particular areas
Which is Which?
• Formal • Implicit
• Informal • Explicit
• Subjective • Cautious
• Not- Cautious
• Objective
Academic VS. Non Academic
Writing
• Formal • Informal
• Objective • Subjective
• Explicit • Implicit
• Cautious • Not- Cautious
ASPECTS ACADEMIC
of &
PROFESSIOAL
LANGUAGE
ASPECT 1: Formality
ASPECT 1: Formality
• Choosing expanded over contracted forms
e.g. The experiment can’t be conducted due to time constraints. Cannot
• Choosing one verb over two word verbs :
e.g. Napoleon would not tolerate his generals holding out on him. Hiding
• Choosing expended over abbreviated equivalents
e.g. ASAP vs as soon as possible
• Avoidance of colloquial/trite/idiomatic expressions
e.g. kind of like, as a matter of fact, epic fail
One word verb over Two word verbs
• James added up the number of affirmative responses. Totalled.
• The order was to call off the strike immediately. _ a _ _ _ (5)
• The outnumbered forces would not give up.
_ u r r_ _ _ _ r (9)
• When deadlines approach, a student cannot let anything hold
up the completion of an assignment. d _ l_ _ (5)
• We have a hypothesis, but we must look into other possible
explanations for the phenomenon. _ e _ _ _ _ c h(8)
ASPECT 2:
Objectivity
• Avoid the use of personal pronouns such as YOU, I and WE

e.g.
In this paper, I argue that small incentives can lead to greater
participation in surveys.

The paper argues that small incentives can lead to greater


participation in surveys.
ASPECT 2: Objectivity
• Avoid rhetorical questions
e.g. Why has antibiotic resistance increased?

Many researchers have investigated why antibiotics resistance has


increased

It remains unclear why antibiotic resistance has increased

It is important to understand why antibiotic resistance has increased


ASPECT 2: Objectivity
• Avoid Emotive language
e.g. The investors were very shocked to see the outcome
of the tests

The investors did not expect the results


Exercise: Identify the problem then edit
the following sentences
1. You can use this model to optimize the water supply.
2. So, why did the bridge collapse? There’re a lot of questions.
3. The use of touch screen voting systems could get rid of many
problems associated with traditional paper-based ballots.
4. So far, there hasn’t been much research on how conflict influences
the level of trust and respect in a group.
5. Adventure would mean doing something epic.
Thank you!

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