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Module 1 Lesson 1: Language Used in Academic Texts from

Various Disciplines
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 Discipline
a branch of knowledge or field of study
typically studied in higher education
Academic Text
formal words
objective
facts
evidences and citations
 Academic Language
represents the language demands of school
includes language used in textbooks, in
classrooms, on tests, and in each discipline
 Academic Language
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.
 Academic Vocabulary
used in all academic disciplines to teach about the content of
the discipline,
e.g., a water table is different from a periodic elements table
Before taking chemistry, some students know the technical
words used in chemistry, while others do not.
Pre-teaching of vocabulary and subject-specific terminology
helps to address that need.
 Academic Vocabulary
general words which are acceptable for academic use;
non-general 'academic' words;
technical words specific to an individual subject area
discipline
general meaning: training people to obey rules
academic meaning: a subject of study

population
general meaning: the number of people living in a
country/region
academic meaning: all individuals who could possibly be
included in a study/survey

control
general meaning: power over (someone/something
academic meaning: a group used in a scientific experiment to
check results
 Academic Structure
includes the established ways of organizing
writing (which can affect how one reads) in a
discipline.
Different genres, paragraph/sentence structure,
level of text difficulty, purpose, intended
audience, overall organization, and knowledge of
outside resources for the text all affect how one
writes and reads in that discipline.
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Introduction
Methods
Results and
Discussion
Bring academic language to the surface:

identify its usage to a particular discipline.

At this point, you probably have understood

that academic language includes language
terms used in textbooks, in classrooms, on
tests in each discipline.
 tions and Clarificati
ues ons?
Q
Why do we need to know how to identify
the language used in these academic
texts?
1. Language is…
2. Academic text is…
3. Language in different disciplines…
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