English for Academic and Professional Purposes - Year 12 PDF

English for Academic and Professional Purposes - Year 12 Reading Academic Text Differentiate Language Used In Academic Texts in Various Discipline  1 Lesson Objective ✔ Differentiate language used in academic texts from various discipline  1 Agenda ✔ Vocabulary List ✔ Academic vs....

English for Academic and Professional Purposes - Year 12 Reading Academic Text Differentiate Language Used In Academic Texts in Various Discipline  1 Lesson Objective ✔ Differentiate language used in academic texts from various discipline  1 Agenda ✔ Vocabulary List ✔ Academic vs. Non-Academic Text ✔ Pre-test Check your knowledge ✔ Practice Task 1-3 ✔ Post-test ✔ Video Watching Activity Vocabulary List Instructions: Enrich your vocabulary using the following terms you will encounter the entire session. Vocabulary List 1. Academic Language 2. Linguistic Register 3. Medical Language 4. Legal Language 5. Journalistic Language Vocabulary List 6. Literary Language 7. Jargon 8. Legal Indictment 9. Sob Story 10. Autopsy 11. MIMS Academic Language Academic language includes language used in textbooks, in classrooms, on tests, and in each discipline. It is different in vocabulary and structure from the everyday spoken English of social interactions. Each type of communication (both academic and social) has its purpose, and neither is superior to the other. Linguistic register are certain registers of language (types of language use) peculiar to specific professions such as medical science, engineering, and business. Medical language is used to describe components and processes of the human body, medical procedures, diseases, disorders, and pharmacology. Simply put, it is the vocabulary that medical professionals use to describe the body, what it does, and the treatments they prescribe. Legal language means a language used by the persons connected to the legal profession. The language used by the lawyer, jurist, and the legislative drafts man in their professional capacities. Law being a technical subject speaks through its own register Journalistic language This type of language helps understand how journalists create their stories or reports, shape points of view, deliver expected news and how media language is different from other languages we encounter Literary language register of a language that is used in literary writing Jargon special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. Legal indictment An indictment is a formal accusation of a felony, issued by a grandjury based upon a proposed charge, witnesses' testimony and other evidence presented by the public prosecutor (District Attorney). Autopsy (post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death or to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present for research or educational purposes. Sob Story a sentimental story. MIMS The Monthly Index of Medical Specialties or MIMS is a pharmaceutical prescribing reference guide published in the United Kingdom since 1959 by Haymarket Media Group. Academic text Vs. Non-Academic text Academic Text Non Academic Text Pre-Test Instructions: Read carefully, analyze, and determine the register of language used in the following text. Choose from the options inside the box. Write the answers in your activity notebook. Pre-Test Language of Medicine Language of Law Language of Literature Language of Business Language of Journalism  What is an academic text? Content and Style of Academic Texts ⮚ Include concepts and theories related to the specific discipline ⮚ Have clearly structured introduction, body, and conclusion. ⮚ Include information from credible sources that are properly cited. What is an academic text? Content and Style of Academic Texts ⮚ Include concepts and theories that are related to the specific discipline they explore. ⮚ Usually exhibit all properties of a well-written text --- organization, unity, coherence, and strict adherence to the rules of language and mechanics. For example, Humanities texts discuss more about the various human expressions, such as art and languages, while the sciences contain the scientific method that discusses the objective result of an experiment or the specific research methodology. Read information about the medicine called aspirin. Did you find the information useful? Did you encounter difficulties in understanding the information? Who do you think is the intended reader of this write-up about aspirin? There are certain registers of language (types of language use) peculiar to specific professions such as medical science, engineering, and business. These types of language use may be unintelligible to people not belonging to the same profession. Such language use is also referred to as jargon. MIMS Coding System C - content D - dosage I - indication CI - contra indications SP - special precautions AR - adverse reaction DR - drug interaction P/P - presentation and packing What is Linguistic Register? ✔ The concept of the linguistic register has been described by Trudgill (1983:101) as follows: Linguistic varieties that are linked to occupations, professions, or topics have been termed registers. The register of law, for example, is different from the register of medicine, which in turn is different from the language of engineering---and so on. Registers are usually characterized solely by vocabulary differences. What is Linguistic Register? Registers are simply a rather special case of a kind of language being produced by the social situation. ✔ According to Harold Schiffman (1997) it is a set of specialized vocabulary and preferred (or dispreferred) syntactic and rhetorical devices/structures, used by specific socio professional groups for special purposes. A register is a property or characteristic of a language, and not of an individual or a class of speakers  Stylistic Variation: Degrees of Formality in Language Usage 1. Registers are marked by a variety of specialized vocabulary and turns of phrases, colloquialisms, and the use of jargon.  Stylistic Variation: Degrees of Formality in Language Usage 2. A register can be considered a unique way a speaker uses language in different circumstances.  Stylistic Variation: Degrees of Formality in Language Usage 3. Registers encompass all the ways in which humans communicate to one another in specific parameters Some of the Language Registers are as follows: Language of medicine/medical science (medical terminologies) Law (legal language Journalism (journalistic language) Literature (literary language) PRACTICE TASK 1-3 POST-TEST VIDEO WATCHING ACTIVITY