ENGLISH For ACADEMIC and

PROFFESIONAL PURPOSES

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REVIEW
1. What is an academic text?
Academic text is a reading material
that gives information and contains
concepts or theories.
Can you Give examples of an
Academic text?
Research paper, Conference paper,
Feasibility study, Thesis, Essay,
academic journals, and reports
MELCS

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OBJECTIVES
AT THE END OF THE LESSON THE LEARNERS should be able to;
 Distinguished academic text from non-academic text.
 Evaluated academic text based on its use of language.
 Expressed appreciation on the importance on the use of academic
language in real-life settings.
Nature and Characteristics of an
Academic text.
1. Structure - the structure of an academic text is
formal and logical from its introduction, body,
up to conclusion. It must show cohesiveness and
must have a reasonably organized sequence of
ideas which entails that in every part of the text,
it will lead to a holistic idea of a topic.
Nature and Characteristics of an
Academic text.
2. Tone - is the attitude conveyed in a text. It is
what the readers feel as to how the text has
been written by the author. The tone in
academic writing should be precise and
engaging to the readers.
Nature and Characteristics of an
Academic text.
3. Language – In writing, you should be careful
about the language that you are using for the
readers to get the central message of you text.
Formal language and the third person point of
view should be considered. However, technical
use of language is applicable only when your
target audience is a group of people in a specific
field. The use of difficult words should be
avoided when your sole reason is for your
reader to appreciate your vocabulary.
Nature and Characteristics of an
Academic text.
4. Citation – Researching ideas, data or quoted text
is advisable in text. Hence, citing sources in the
body of the paper and providing a list of
references as either footnotes or endnotes is
very important. It is fundamental to consistently
recognize the source of any idea, research
discoveries, information or cited text that have
been utilized in a paper as a safeguard against
charges of plagiarism.
Nature and Characteristics of an
Academic text.
5. Complexity – complex issues should be written
systematically to avoid complications,
misunderstanding, and misconception.
6. Evidence based arguments
Mic ss – propositions and
opinions on an academic text are based on
reasonable sources and specific areas of
discipline.
Nature and Characteristics of an
Academic text.
7. Thesis Driven – In establishing the starting point,
there should be a specific point of view in the
chosen research problem, which implies either
you are going to agree or disagree with the post
Mic ssrting

topic.
 Characteristics Academic Text Non-Academic Text
Audience Academia Mass or public
Purpose Notify the readers Inform, entertain or
with strong evidence encourage the
readers
Style Formal and objective Personal,
impressionistic,
emotional or
subjective
Structure Standard structure No rigid structure
Language Formal launguage Informal, casual
avoids colloquialism language and may
use slang
Subject/Content Historical events or Personal life and
literature or other everyday events
forms of knowledge
 Assignment:
Directions: Using the Venn diagram, compare
and contrast the characteristics of academic
text from non-academic text.

Directions:Academic
Using the Venn diagram, compare and contrast the characteristics of
academic textstext Non-academic
from non-academic texts. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper
text
 Directions:Academic
Using the Venn diagram, compare and contrast the characteristics of
academic textstext Non-academic
from non-academic texts. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper
text
 Purposes in Reading an Academic Text
1. To locate a main idea;
2. To scan for information;
3. To identify gaps in existing studies;
4. To connect new ideas to existing
ones;
5. To gain more pieces of information;
6. To support a particular writing
assignment; and,
7. To deeply understand an existing idea
Factors to Consider in Writing Academic
Text
1.State critical questions and issues;
2. Provide facts and evidence from
credible sources;
3. Use precise and accurate words while
avoiding jargon;
4. Take an objective point of view;
5. List references; and,
6. Use cautious language
What is the difference between
academic language and social
language?

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 Academic Language
Academic language is 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.) Students who master
academic language are more likely to be
successful in academic and professional
settings.
Social language is the set of vocabulary
that allows us to communicate with
others in the context of regular daily
conversations.
 B. Objective
- This means it is unbiased. It should be
based on facts and evidence and are not
influenced by personal feelings.
C. Impersonal
- This involves avoiding the personal
pronouns ‘I’ and ‘we’. For example, instead
of
writing ‘I will show’, you might write ‘this
report will show’. The second person,
‘you’, is also to be avoided.
 Instruction: Write TRUE if the statement is
correct and FALSE if is not.
1. Students who master academic language
are more likely to be successful in
academic and professional settings.
2. An academic text makes use of complex
jargons to promote a higher level of
comprehension.
3. Academic text uses words which tones up
claims expressing certainty.
 4. Both academic and non-academic texts
can be used to inform.
5. The language used in academic texts
should be conversational.
6. In reading an academic text, it helps
acquire new information.
7. An academic text needs less
concentration and focus because the terms
are
simple.
 8. It is in academic text that issues are
stated to provoke information discussion.
9. A magazine is an academic text.
10. Academic language should be objective,
precise, impersonal and formal.
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MELTON A. MERZA, CE, LPT