English for Academic and Professional Purposes PDF

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES  Lesson 1 Learning Competency READING ACADEMIC TEXTS Determine the structure of a specific academic text (CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Ia-c-1 )...

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES  Lesson 1 Learning Competency READING ACADEMIC TEXTS Determine the structure of a specific academic text (CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Ia-c-1 ) Enabling Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to: Determine the purpose of reading; Identify the features of academic texts; Differentiate academic texts from nonacademic texts; Use critical reading strategy in reading academic texts; Annotate academic texts; Discuss key ideas or information; and Write a synthesis of information from various academic texts read. Subject requirements: Concept Paper Writing Tasks (Essays etc.) Activity Notebook (Filler) 1x1 picture  Written Works (25%) EAPP Performance Tasks (45%) Quarter Exam (30%)  Identify the structures of paragraphs, essays, and research papers. ○ Determine the purpose of reading; Learning ○ Identify the features of academic texts; ○ Differentiate academic texts from nonacademic Objectives texts; ○ Use critical reading strategy in reading academic texts; At the end of the ○ Annotate academic texts; lesson, you should ○ Discuss key ideas or information; and ○ Write a synthesis of information from various be able to do the academic texts read. following: Construct short paragraphs and essays. ENGAGE EXPLORE EXPLAIN EXTEND EVALUATE 5  Differentiate Language used in Academic Texts from various disciplines  SELF-AUDIT Usually Sometimes Seldom Never 1. I can differentiate academic texts from non-academic texts. 2. I establish my purpose when reading academic texts. 3. I use graphic organizers to see the relationships of the ideas in the text. 4. I read the title first then ask myself essential questions about the topic. 5. I make inferences based on the title. 6. I check the evidence and arguments presented to prove the main idea or thesis statement. 7. I annotate a text to identify essential information, comment on the author’ s arguments, or relate new ideas to existing ones. 8. I read to answer my own questions posed before reading a text. 9. I make a summary or synthesis of what I read. 10. I read and re-read the text until my questions have been answered or until I understand its arguments.  Scoring Score Level of Proficiency Usually (3 points) 28-30 Advanced Sometimes (2 points) 25-27 Proficient Seldom (1 point) 23-24 Approaching Proficiency Never (zero) 21-22 Developing Proficiency 20 and below Beginning Proficiency  Reading Academic Texts Reading is… ✓ the action or skill of reading written or printed matter silently or aloud (Dictionary)  Reading Academic Texts Critical Reading ✓ Is an active process of discovery because when you read critically, you are not just receiving information but also making an interaction with the writer. (Saqueton & Uychoco, 2016)  Reading Academic Texts Purposes: ✓ To locate a main idea ✓ To scan for information ✓ To gain more pieces of information ✓ To connect new ideas ✓ To deeply understand an existing idea  Examples of Academic Texts 1. Abstract – a summary of the contents of a study or academic text. 2. Articles – published in scholarly journals, this type of academic text offers results of research and development that can either impact the academic community or provide relevance to nation-building. 3. Conference Papers – presented in scholastic conferences and may be revised as articles for possible publications in scholarly journals.  Examples of Academic Texts 4. Concept Paper – a summary document which discusses the general details of a project. 5. Critique – a form of academic writing in which a reviewer evaluates a material. 6. Laboratory Report – written by those in sciences to persuade others to accept or reject a hypothesis, record details for future researches, and document a current phenomenon.  Examples of Academic Texts 7. Literature Review – an academic paper which contains the summary and synthesis of all available sources directly related to the research study. 8. Position Paper – a test which presents the writer’s stand or viewpoint on a particular issue. 9. Precis – a concise summary of essential points, statement, or facts. 10. Reaction Paper – a type of academic text which asks for a response to specific questions and to aims to evaluate a material.  Examples of Academic Texts 11. Research Paper – a paper that shows systematic and scientific way of investigating and gathering information to answer a particular problem, establish facts, and reach conclusions. 12. Reviews – these provide evaluation of works published in scholarly journals. 13. Survey Report – a paper which presents the results of the author’s research. 14. Synopsis – a general summary of a text read. 15. Thesis/Dissertation – personal researches written by a candidate for a college or university degree.  Determining Structure of Academic Text Structure is… ✓An important feature of Academic text in order to: ✓ Organize your Thoughts ✓ Easier to Read ✓ Use headings and numbering  Determining Structure of Academic Text Academic Texts has its Structure ✓Three-part Essay Structure ✓IMRaD Structure  Determining Structure of Academic Text Three-part Essay Structure ✓Introduction ✓Body ✓Conclusion  Determining Structure of Academic Text IMRaD Structure ✓Introduction ✓Methods ✓Results ✓and Discussion  Determining Structure of Academic Text Introduction ✓Scope ✓Purpose ✓Background Information ✓Key Terms  Determining Structure of Academic Text Methods ✓Procedure ✓Data Collection ✓Questionnaire  Determining Structure of Academic Text Results and Discussion ✓Findings ✓What did respondents say? ✓What happened? ✓What went wrong? ✓Why?  Determining Structure of Academic Text Results and Discussion ✓Conclusion ✓What the data tell us about the topic? ✓What does it mean? ✓What are the Causes and Implications? ✓Briefly summarize the report.  Determining Structure of Academic Text Results and Discussion ✓Recommendation ✓ What are the next things to do? ✓ How to avoid the problems ✓ What are the suggested/ proposed solutions? ✓ How about the further researches?  Determining Structure of Academic Text A video presentation for the learners can be seen in 1.a  Determining Structure of Academic Text Drill: 1. Look for an Academic Text in the library. Read the article found. Identify the Structures being read. Discuss in Class. Critical Reading Strategies Before Reading During Reading (Annotation) After Reading SQ3R Method KWL Method  Critical Reading Strategies Before Reading Determine which type of academic text (article, review, thesis, etc.) you are reading. Determine and establish your purpose for reading. Identify the author’s purpose for writing. Predict or infer the main idea or argument of the text based on its article. Identify your attitude towards the author and the text.  Critical Reading Strategies Before Reading State what you already know and what you want to learn about the topic. Determine the target audience. Check the publication date for relevance. It should have been published at most five years earlier than the current year. Check the reference list while making sure to consider the correctness of the formatting style. Use a concept map or graphic organizer to note your existing ideas and knowledge on the topic.  Critical Reading Strategies During Reading Annotate important parts of the text. Annotating a text can help you determine essential ideas or information, main ideas or arguments, and new information or ideas. Here are some ways to annotate a text. Write key words or phrases on the margins in bullet form. Write something on the page margin where important information is found. Write brief notes on the margin.  Critical Reading Strategies During Reading Write questions on information that you find confusing. Write what you already know about the ideas. Write the limitations of the author’s arguments. Write notes on the reliability of the text. Comment on the author’s biases. Use a concept map or any graphic organizer to note down the ideas being explained. React on the arguments presented in the text. Underline the important words, phrases, or sentences.  Critical Reading Strategies During Reading Underline or circle meanings or definitions. Mark or highlight relevant/essential parts of the text. Use the headings and transition words to identify relationships in the text. Create a bank of unfamiliar or technical words to be defined later. Use context clues to define unfamiliar or technical words. Synthesize author’s arguments at the end of chapter or section. Determine the main idea of the text. Identify the evidence or supporting arguments presented by the author and check their validity and relevance. Identify the findings and note the appropriateness of the research method used.  Critical Reading Strategies After Reading Reflect on what you learned. React on some parts of the text through writing. Discuss some parts with your teacher or classmates. Link the main idea of the text to what you already know. OTHER READING STRATEGIES  Critical Reading Strategies SQ3R Method Survey Question Read Recite Review  Critical Reading Strategies KWL Method What I KNOW What I WANT to learn What I have LEARNED