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# EAPP Notes (1st Quarter) ## What is an Academic Language? - Represents the language demands of school (academics) - Includes language used in textbooks, in classrooms, on tests, and in each discipline. - Is different in vocabulary and structure from the everyday spoken English of social interacti...

# EAPP Notes (1st Quarter) ## What is an Academic Language? - Represents the language demands of school (academics) - Includes language used in textbooks, in classrooms, on tests, and in each discipline. - Is different in vocabulary and structure from the everyday spoken English of social interactions. ## Academic Writing Is generally quite formal, objective (impersonal) and technical ### Academic Language - **Formal** - Avoid casual or conversational such as contractions and informal vocabulary - **Objective** - Avoid personal or direct reference to people or feelings - **Technical** - Use vocabulary specific to the discipline ## Nature & Characteristics of an Academic Text - Is a written language that provides information, which contain ideas and concepts that are related to the particular discipline. - Examples: essay, research paper, report, project, article, thesis, dissertation ### 1. Structure - Consist of three (3) parts (introduction, body, conclusion) which is formal and logical - Enables the reader to follow the argument and navigate the text. ### 2. Tone - The attitude conveyed in a piece of writing - arguments of others are fairly presented and with appropriate narrative tone. ### 3. Language - Formal language and the third person point-of-view should be used - technical language appropriate to an area of study may also be used. ### 4. Citation - Citing sources in the body of the paper and providing a list of reference as either footnotes or endnotes is a very important aspect of an academic text ### 5. Complexity - Addresses complex issues that require higher-order thinking skills to comprehend ### 6. Evidence-Based Arguments - 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 ### 7. Thesis-Driven - 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 Text ### 1. Complexity - Written language is relatively more complex than spoken language. Written language has longer words, it is lexically more dense and it has a more varied vocabulary. ### 2. Objectivity - Written language is in general objective rather than personal. It therefore has fewer words that refer to the writer or the reader. ### 3. Precision - In academic writing, facts and figures are given precisely. ### 4. Formality - Academic writing is relatively formal. In general this means that in an essay you should avoid colloquial words and expressions. ### 5. Accuracy - Academic writing uses vocabulary accurately. Most subjects have words with narrow specific meanings. Linguistics distinguishes clearly between "phonetics" and "phonemics"; general English does not. ### 6. Responsibility - In academic writing you must be responsible for, and must be able to provide evidence and justification for, any claims you make. ### 7. Explicit - Academic writing is explicit about the relationships in the text. Furthermore, 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. ### 8. Hedging - In any kind of academic writing you do, it is necessary to make decisions about your stance on a particular subject, or the strength of the claims you are making. ### 9. Planning - Academic writing is well planned. It usually takes place after research and evaluation, according to a specific purpose and plan. ### 10. Organization - Academic writing is well organized. It flows easily from one section to the next in a logical fashion. A good place to start is the genre of your text. ## Purposes of Reading Academic Writing ### 1. To Scan for Information - Academic texts contain valuable information and research findings on various topics. Reading them helps individuals gain a deeper and more nuanced understanding of their chosen subject matter.