CAVITE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL personal impersonal

Chief E. Martin St. Caridad, Cavite City Style Symbolic and Formal and
Senior High School Division imaginative authoritative
Academic Year 2018-2019 Choice of Simple but may Uses specialized
words be figurative language of
discipline
Name: ____________________________________ Organization of Flows freely and Follows a pattern
Grade/Section: _______________________________ Ideas spontaneously of presenting
Teacher: MA. LOVELY S. GABUAY ideas
Semester: First Semester/Midterm Purpose To show/tell To inform, to
unfolding explain, to
English for Academic and Professional Purposes
Handout no. 1 details/events argue/assert
Intended Varies, Discipline-
I. What is Academic Writing? Audience depending on specific
complexity of text
 Academic writing is what scholars do to
communicate with other scholars in their fields of III. General Strategies in Critical Reading
study, their disciplines.
 It is the research report a biologist writes, the The following general strategies- formulated as questions- will
interpretive essay a literary scholar composes, the help you critically read your texts. ( Hermida, n.d.)
media analysis a film scholar produces.
1. Why do you read the text? What is the purpose of your reading?
Academic Writing is a process. a. What do you need this text for? Try to formulate the
 Posing a question purpose in the form of questions.
 Problematizing a concept b. What information are you looking for in the text?
 Evaluating an opinion 2. What is the context of the text?
 Answering the question/s posed a. Who is the author? Is he/she a critical author? Does the
Academic writing has a specific purpose. author’s opinion reflect the mainstream school of thought?
 To inform b. When was the text written?
 To argue a specific point c. Where was it published?
 To persuade d. Who is the audience?
Academic writing addresses a specific audience 3. What is the main thesis of the text?
 Teacher (for the most part) a. What are the main claims dealing with the issues you are
 Peers (read and evaluate the work) interested in?
 Academic community (read the work) b. What is the author’s main argument?
Academic writing is thinking – we cannot just write anything that c. What does the author intend to do? Does he/she intend to
comes to our mind. challenge an existing position? Does he/she want to
 Abide by the set of rules and practices in consider a variable that previous researchers have
writing. missed? Apply a theory or a concept in a new way?
 Write in a language that is appropriate and d. What are the different positions used by the author?
formal but not too pretentious. e. What are the arguments used to hold these positions?
 The sentences in academic writing are often f. What are the counter arguments?
longer and more intricate than the 4. Are there any assumptions hidden in the text? If so, you need to
sentences in popular magazines (Lexical deconstruct them.
density). a. Are there any concepts taken for granted? If so, look for
Academic writing considers knowledge and background of the these concepts in a textbook, an encyclopedia, or another
audience reference book.
 Use of jargons – if the readers belong to the b. Are there some debates that are taken for granted?
same field/discipline to which the writer c. Is the author responding to another article or book? If so,
belongs briefly read that other article or book.
 Use layman’s terms – if the readers are 5. What is the strength or validity of the author’s argument?
outsiders a. Don’t take the author’s argument at face value
Academic writing is backed up/supported with strong and valid b. Try to evaluate the argument’s effectiveness in making its
evidence. claims.
 deliberate, thorough, and careful thought c. What evidence does the author offer in support of his/her
 involves research claim?
d. How convincing is the evidence? What about the counter
II. LITERARY TEXT VS. ACADEMIC TEXT arguments used?
e. What logical reasoning, if any does the author use?
Aspect Literary Text Academic Text f. Is there consistency of thought?
Tone Reflective and Serious and g. Are the examples and evidence relevant?