EAAP Academic Writing Guide PDF

Lesson 1 : Reading & writing academic texts Academic Vocabulary - used in all academic disciplines to teach the content of Academic writing - formal writing style, is a discipline. general purpose to present...

Lesson 1 : Reading & writing academic texts Academic Vocabulary - used in all academic disciplines to teach the content of Academic writing - formal writing style, is a discipline. general purpose to present information in order to display a particular subject. Academic Structure - includes the established ways of organizing writings. Examples : books, research paper, journals, different genres such as text difficulty, conference paper, abstract thesis, news purpose, intended audience, overall articles. organization, and knowledge of outside resources. Academic English - language used in all courses of study in any school or university. Determining the language in academic text from various disciplines: Discipline that use in Academic Identify the text and then analyze the Language: genre, academic structure and Science academic vocabulary. Mathematic Identify and analyze the explicit Engineering instruction/deconstruction Industry and Business concerning the text. In science, it can be explained through a worksheet predicting the oxidation states Lesson 3: Academic Texts clearly. Non-Academic Text - considered in writing In social sciences, used as academic as personal, emotional, impressionistic, or language which can help students to subjective in nature. More on informal tone formulate good arguments and defend and even rely on heavily emotional appeal their strand regarding an issue. and opinion. In engineering, students are not very Academic Text - defined as objective, particular about correct usage of English, specialized text written by experts or they focus more on technical aspects of professionals in a given field using formal their discipline. language. Lesson 2: Language Used in Academic Nature and Characteristic of an Texts from Various Disciplines Academic Text Structure Academic Language - represents Tone language demands of school academics, Language different vocabulary and structure from Citation everyday spoken english in social Complexity and Evidence—based interactions. each discipline such as text arguments books, in the classroom on texts. Thesis-driven  Academic Language - used in Structure - overall structure of an academic academic language to describe and text is formal and logical that has comprehend complex ideas. introduction, body and conclusions. It must be cohesive and process logically organized Characteristic of Academic Language flows of ideas. 1. Formal - It should not be conversational and casual. Tone - refers to the attitude conveyed in a 2. Impersonal - Do not refer to piece of writing. fairly presented and yourself as the performer or actions. appropriate narrative tone, describe the 3. Precise - The facts are presented argument accurately without loaded or accurately. biased language. 4. Objective - It is unbiased on facts, and it is not influenced by personal Language - important to use unambiguous feelings. language. Formal language and third person point-of-view should be used. Lesson 4: Summarizing Citation - citing sources in the body of the Summarizing - short restatement of the paper and providing a list of references. it is main idea of the text. It contains main points essential to always acknowledge the source and important details of the text and should of any ideas, research findings and data. be written in your own words. Complexity and Evidence—based Techniques in Summarizing arguments - academic text address Use graphic organizers. Examples complex issues that acquire higher-order are 5 WH questions as guide thinking skills to comprehend. opinions questions, key points with supporting based on sound understanding of pertinent details, or information from text by body of knowledge and academic debates. answering questions written inside the circles. Thesis-driven - starting point of an Outline (traditional or modern). academic text is a particular perspective, Examples are organizing the key idea, or a position applied to the chosen points, supporting points, evidence, research problem. and other important details needed to make a good summary. Academic Language - refers to the oral, written, auditory and visual language Summarizing is valuable skille needed in proficiency required to learn effectively. academic writing to know how to summarize properly the information that you have read. Difference between Academic Language and Social Language : Social Language - simple, informal language we use when talking face-to-face. Lesson 5 : Stating the Thesis Statement of an Academic Text Narrative Essay - telling a story, this essay is often anecdotal, experimental, and Thesis Statement - a statement or theory personal-allowing students to express that is put forward as a premise to be themselves in creative ways. maintained or proved. tells the reader what will be in thr paper, identifies and Introduction Paragraph - start your demonstrates the topic being discussed. introduction with an interesting hook, beginning with a rhetorical question, a Characteristic of an Effective Thesis quotation, an anecdote, a concession, an Statement interesting text, or a question. 1. A strong thesis statement usually contains an element of uncertainty, Conclusion - rephrase the first statement of risk or challenges. it should offer a the thesis statement. do not put new ideas debatable claim that can be proven. here. 2. An effective thesis statement is not just a statement or fact, or a description of a topic. 3. A thesis statement should not merely announce something or state a fact. 4. It is important that thesis statement is not too general Genres and types of Thesis Statement Argumentative Essays Analytical Essays Expository Essays Narrative Essays Argumentative Essays - making a claim that states the topic of your paper, position on the topic and reason you have. Analytical Essays - implies the breaking down of something into parts, or the discussion of something in a way that becomes a dissection. Expository Essays - requires the student to investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea, and set forth an argument concerning a clear idea and concise manner.