Warm up Activity

ACADEMIC BIO
When do you need a bio?
 When you present at a conference
 When you publish a paper

What are the elements of a bio?

 Name
 Position
 Educational Background
 Current Institution
 Research interests

Tips:
Write your bio in third person. It may be used for introducing you at a conference.
 Do not treat your bio like a humorous essay
 Do not get too personal
 Do not give too much information
 Use formal academic language

We will use this bio to

 Get to know you better
 Evaluate your academic writing strengths and weaknesses

Example of an Academic Bio:

Kate Burrill holds a B.A. in Linguistics from the University of

California, Davis, and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from Teachers
College, Columbia University. She has taught English in Los
Angeles, New York City, Indonesia, and onboard cruise ships. She
is currently a faculty member at the International Academy at the
University of Southern California. Her research interests include
academic writing, poetry, and project-based learning.
ACADEMIC WORD LIST

Here are some of the academic words you probably encounter in the future works.
Make sure that you know the synonims of the words and how to use them in
appropriate context.
Synonim>>>>> Definition >>>>>> Question

Group 1:

ACHIEVE
ADMINISTRATIONS
AFFECT
APPROPRIATE
ASSIST
COMPUTE
CONCLUDE
CONSTRUCT
CONSUME
DISTINCT

Group 2:

EVALUATE
COMMENT
COMPENSATE
CONSTRAIN
CONTRIBUTE
CONVENE
DEMONSTRATE
DOMINATE
EMPHASIS
EXCLUDE

Group 3:

FINAL
FOCUS
INJURE
INSTITUTE
INVEST
NORMAL
PARTICIPATE
REGULATE
RESIDE
SELECT
Group 4:

ILLUSTRATE
IMMIGRATE
INTERACT
JUSTIFY
LOCATE
PROPORTION
PUBLISH
REACT
REGISTER
RELY
REMOVE
VALID