Ms. Ma. Joana P.

Bello

EAP 021 Teacher

• Attendance is a must.
• Turn on your camera for
attendance purposes
 English for Academic and Professional Purposes is aimed at
improving the learner’s communication skills in the writing
medium in preparation for higher education where there will be a
greater demand for producing academic papers in various fields of
study.

 Different techniques in exposition, persuasion, and

correspondence are elaborated and adapted to a technology-
driven setting.

 The subject provides activities that let learners extensively

practice writing in different formats, training them to use
language skillfully and appropriately in the academic context as
well as in the business or professional setting.
 You will be asked to demonstrate what
you have learned by participating in class
activities that include the following:
1. Produce a detailed abstract of information gathered from a
text read.
2. Produce a well-written reflection paper about topics
discussed.
3. Produce a well-balanced report citing different sources to
support facts.
4. Paraphrase, direct quote and summarize a text using your
own words.
5. Write an abstract, summary or précis of a text.
6. Produce and present a well-balanced concept paper in a
specific discipline.
7. Produce and present a convincing position paper.
8. Creating visual reports using summarized findings
• Fundamentals of Reading Academic Texts
• Locating Main Ideas
• Evaluating Sources
• Citing Sources
• Purpose of Summarizing and its Guidelines
• Writing an Abstract, Précis, or Summary
• Writing a Concept Paper
• Academic Writing in Practice
• Interpreting and Preparing Visuals
English for Academic and Professional
Purposes
Week 1:Lesson 1
 Our learning agenda are the
following:
1. Purposes of an academic text

2. Features of an academic text

3. Critical Reading Strategies

4. SQ3r and KWL Reading Methods

5. Locating Main Ideas

6. Topic Sentence and Thesis Statement

Academic text is defined as critical, objective,
specialized texts written by experts or
professionals in a given field using formal
language.

Academic texts are objective. This means that

they are based on facts with solid basis. The
emotions of the authors cannot be felt from
texts or materials.

Academic texts often take years to publish

because of intense writing and review.
• Formality
• Objectivity
• Explicitness
• Caution
 1. Formality
 It reflects your dignified stance
in your writing as a member of
the academic community.

 The language you use requires

precision to make it a
“legitimate” piece of an
academic writing.
 2. Objectivity
 The writing must be impersonal
and maintains a certain level of
social distance.

 It requires special knowledge

and use of more complex
language and objectivity.
 3. Explicitness
 Academic writing demands
the use of signposts that
allow readers to trace the
relationships in the parts
of a study.
 4. Caution
 It requires care since
knowledge is built from
proven theories and
concepts.

 Therefore, caution is needed

to avoid sweeping
generalization.
STRATEGIES AND
TECHNIQUES
In Reading
Academic Texts
• Why am I reading this text?
• What information or pieces of information do I
need?
• What do I want to learn?
 BEFORE READING
1. Determine which type of academic text you are reading.
2. Determine and establish your purpose for reading.
3. Identify the author’s purpose for writing.
4. Predict or infer the main idea or argument of the text
based on its title.
5. Identify your attitude towards the author and the text.
 BEFORE READING
6. State what you already know and what you want to learn about
the topic.
7. Determine the target audience.
8. Check the publication date for relevance.
9. Check the reference list while making sure to consider the
correctness of the formatting style.
10. Use a concept map or a graphic organizer to note your
existing ideas and knowledge on the topic.
 DURING READING
1. Annotate important parts of the text.
2. Write the limitations of the author’s arguments.
3. Write notes on the reliability of the text.
4. Comment on the author’s biases.
5. Use a concept map or any graphic organizer to note
down the ideas being explained.
6. React on the arguments presented in the text.
 DURING READING
7. Underline important words, phrases, or sentences.
8. Underline or circle meanings or definitions.
9. Mark or highlight relevant/essential parts of the text.
10. Use the headings and transition words to identify relationships in
the text.
11. Create a bank of unfamiliar or technical words to be defined later.
12. Use context clues to define unfamiliar or technical words.
 DURING READING

13. Synthesize author’s arguments at the end of chapter or section.

14. Determine the main idea of the text.
15. Identify the evidence or supporting arguments presented by the
author and check their validity and relevance.
16. Identify the findings and note the appropriateness of the
research method used.
 AFTER READING

1.Reflect on what you learned.

2.React on some parts of the text through writing.
3.Discuss some parts with your teacher or classmates.
4.Link the main idea of the text to what you already know.
Other Reading
Strategies are
as follows:
 SQ3R
 KWL Chart
 The SQ3R Method of Reading Stands for:

SURVEY Skim the target text.

Develop questions on the information you

QUESTION expect from the text.

READ Look for answers to your questions.

RECITE Recount the main point of the text.

Go back and re-read the questions and see

REVIEW if you can answer them; if not, refresh
your memory.
The KWL Method This method guides you in reading
and understanding a text.

K W L
What I What I What I
[K]now [W]ant Have
to Learn [L]earned