EAPP Academic Writing PDF
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This document provides an overview of academic and professional writing. It discusses the features, purposes, and types of writing, including formal writing, hedging, and the use of formal language. It also explains the different types of texts used for academic writing, such as essays, research papers, and journals.
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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES ACADEMIC PURPOSES ✗ “...refer mainly to the academic needs of students and of future professionals who would seek a career in the academic environment” (Ypsilandis and Kantaridou, 2007)...
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES ACADEMIC PURPOSES ✗ “...refer mainly to the academic needs of students and of future professionals who would seek a career in the academic environment” (Ypsilandis and Kantaridou, 2007) 2 PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES ✗ Again, Ypsilandis and Kantaridou, (2007) define EPP as “the actual needs of English by (future) professionals at work”. 3 ACADEMIC WRITING ACADEMIC WRITING ✗ It is the process of writing analytically. ✗ Academic writing is the process of presenting ideas in a rational, organized, systematic, reasonable, and logical way. 5 1 ACADEMIC WRITING Features FEATURES OF ACADEMIC WRITING 1. COMPLEXITY 2. PRECISION 3. OBJECTIVITY AND ACCURACY Effectual academic Arguments, not Academic writing writing presumes assumptions. additionally the wide use of features more specific figures and linguistic variations dates. in contrast to spoken language. 7 FEATURES OF ACADEMIC WRITING 4. FORMALITY 5. STRUCTURE 6. HEDGING Informalities are Academic writing Hedging is the use not suitable in the necessitates of linguistic devices context of precise structure so to express academic writing. the readers could hesitation or follow the uncertainty as well argument as as to demonstrate exactly as possible. politeness and indirectness. 8 Academic Writing requires the usE of formal words. 9 People use hedged language for several different purposes but perhaps the most fundamental are the following: ✗ to minimize the possibility of another academic opposing the claims that are being made ✗ to conform to the currently accepted style of academic writing ✗ to enable the author to devise a politeness strategy where they are able to acknowledge that there may be flaws in their claim 10 Academic Writing requires the usE of formal words. 11 Books and Book Reports Essays Kinds of Texts using Academic Writing Abstract Academic Journal Research Papers Conference Papers Dissertation and Thesis 12 Memorandum Reports and Instructions Products of Professional Writing Email Terms and Conditions Letters Narrative 13