Academic Language Characteristics PDF

ACADEMIC LANGUAGE USED FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES Prepared by: Whemsie A. Williams 1.MIPREOSNLA 2.OJBCETVIE 3. FMORAL JUMBLED LETTERS 4. CADAEMIC 5.LNAGAUEG 1. IMPERSONAL 2. OBJECTIVE 3.FORMAL 4. ACADEMIC 5. LANGUAGE  ACADEMIC TEXT An academic text is a written language that provides i...

ACADEMIC LANGUAGE USED FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES Prepared by: Whemsie A. Williams 1.MIPREOSNLA 2.OJBCETVIE 3. FMORAL JUMBLED LETTERS 4. CADAEMIC 5.LNAGAUEG 1. IMPERSONAL 2. OBJECTIVE 3.FORMAL 4. ACADEMIC 5. LANGUAGE  ACADEMIC TEXT An academic text is a written language that provides information, which contain ideas and concepts that are related to the particular discipline. Essay, Research Paper, Report, Project, Article, Thesis, and Dissertation are considered as academic texts.  Purposes in Reading an Academic Text 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. 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.) Characteristics of Academic Language A.Formal - It should not sound conversational or casual. Colloquial, idiomatic, slang or journalistic expressions should particularly be avoided. Examples: Use... Consider, monitor, revise, review, solve, repair, instead… 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.  Write A if it is academic and N if it is non-academic 1.Some educators suggest that the distinction between conversational and academic language is somewhat arbitrary and that it is the situation, community, or context that is either predominantly social or academic. 2. The current study showed that COVID-19 pandemic lockdown affected the academic performance of most participants with varying degrees. 3. In his reverie he remembers how nature marked the season it happened. 4. I believe they are the first and last and the closest things I have to say about my own life. 5.The current study showed that the most popular device that students used to access the online materials was the smart phone followed by laptop, while the least used tool was the personal computer. What is Academic Writing and its difference from other kinds of writing? TRUE OR FALSE 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. Assignment: Study the difference between Social language and Academic language