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This document provides an overview of academic writing, focusing on language features in different disciplines like science, arts, history, and mathematics. It covers essential elements of academic writing such as formality, objectivity and explicitness. It also explores various writing purposes, including informing, persuading, and arguing.

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Week 1: Language used in Academic Text English for Academic and Professional Purposes LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Identify the purpose, nature and characteristics of Academic Text. 2. Differentiate language used in academic texts from various disciplines. 3. Appreciate the...

Week 1: Language used in Academic Text English for Academic and Professional Purposes LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Identify the purpose, nature and characteristics of Academic Text. 2. Differentiate language used in academic texts from various disciplines. 3. Appreciate the use of academic language and academic writing. LANGUAGE SCIENCE precision and objectivity prevail ARTS employ expressiveness and imager y. HISTORY crafts narratives rich in context MATHEMATICS achieves brevity through symbols. ACADEMIC LANGUAGE SOCIAL LANGUAGE. AC A D E M I C W R I T I N G Generally formal, objective and technical type of writing. Has a formal style used in schools, universities and scholarly publications that creates academic texts. ACADEMIC TEXT What are the examples of academic  Books  text? Researches  Articles  Academic Essays  Journals  Newspapers WHAT ARE THE PURPOSE OF ACADEMIC WRITING? Specifi c Purpose of Academic Writing 1. To inform 2. To persuade 3. To argue WHAT LANGUAGE SHOULD WE USE IN ACADEMIC WRITING? ACADEMIC L ANGUAGE Represents the language demands of school (academics). Includes language used in textbooks, in classrooms, on tests, and in each discipline. To diff erentiate language used in various disciplines, here are the Four Features of Language FOUR FEATURES OF L ANGUAGE  FORMALITY  OBJECTIVITY  EXPLICITNESS  CAUTION When you heard the word FORMALIT Y , what comes to your mind? FORMALITY  CANNOT CAN’T  DO NOT DON’T  DAMAGE MESSED UP  PURCHASE BOUGHT OUT  AS SOON AS POSSIBLE A.S.A.P. How about the word OBJECTIVIT Y, when you heard it, what comes to your mind? OBJECTIVITY Pe r s o n a l p ro n o u n s s u c h a s yo u , I , my, a n d w e R h e t o ri c a l q u e s t i o n s E m o t iv e l a n g u a g e t h a t s h o ws b i a s e s How about the word E XPLICITNESS, when you heard it, what comes to your mind? EXPLICITNESS I t d e m a n d s t h e u s e o f s i g n p o s t s t h at a l l ow r e a d e r s to t r a c e t h e re l a t i o n s h i p s i n t h e p a r t s o f t h e s t u d y. How about the word CAUTION , when you heard it, what comes to your mind? T h e n e e d t o avo i d swe e p i n g g e n e r a l iz at i o n s. Government officials are corrupt.  Some government officials may be corrupt.  Corruption is commonly linked to some key government officials. Academic vocabulary It is used in all academic disciplines to teach about the content of the discipline.. Academic Structure This is the organization in writing (Introduction, Body, Conclusion). READY NA BA ANG BESHY KO? W H AT I S A C A D E M I C TEXT? W H AT A R E T H E PURPOSE OF WRITING? W H AT A R E T H E F O U R F E AT U R E S O F L ANGUAGE? HOW DOES ACADEMIC L ANGUAGE DIFFERS FROM SOCIAL L ANGUAGE? WHY IS IT I M P O RTA N T T O K N O W THE L ANGUAGE U S E D I N VA R I O U S DICIPLINES? The more we express, the more we will not be depressed. REFERENCES https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/arellano-univer sity/hope-p-e-11/final-eapp-q1-module-1-eapp-11/2111 3464 https://depedtambayan.net/english-for-academic-and-p rofessional-purposes-quarter-1-module-1-reading-acade mic-texts/ https://youtu.be/Vfqhh1_yvEs

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