Archdiocese of Lingayen – Dagupan Catholic Schools

ST. JOHN’S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Zamora St., 2400 Dagupan City

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

 What is English for Academic and Professional Purposes?

-refers to the language and associated practices that people need in order to undertake
study or work in English medium higher education.

- students who need to practice oral and written communication and expand their
vocabulary to develop academic English skills.

 ACADEMIC TEXTS

 Written by professionals in the given field

 Well-edited and often takes years to publish
 Uses formal language
 Contains words and terms specific to the field (jargons)
 Contains list of sources and references
 Main goal is to advance human understanding in a particular discipline
 Can be challenging for novice/beginner readers
 Informative, argumentative, or objective in nature

EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS

 School books and textbooks

 Journal articles
 Research proposals and papers
 Some newspapers and magazine articles
 Thesis and dissertations

TYPES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS

1. DESCRIPTIVE
-provides facts and information.

Keyword: identify, report, record, summarize, define

2. ANALYTICAL
-organizes facts and information into categories, groups, parts, types, or relationships.

Keyword: analyze, compare, contrast, relate, examine

3. PERSUASIVE
- includes argument, recommendation, interpretation, or evaluation of the work of
others with the addition of your own point of view.

Keyword: argue, evaluate, discuss, take a position

4. CRITICAL
-requires you to consider at least two points of view, including your own.

Keyword: critique, debate, disagree, and evaluate

 Archdiocese of Lingayen – Dagupan Catholic Schools
ST. JOHN’S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Zamora St., 2400 Dagupan City

 NON-ACADEMIC TEXTS

 May contain slang

 Author may be unknown
 Usually delivers simple and basic information
 Can be read and easily understood by any kind of reader
 Personal, emotional, impressionistic, or subjective in nature

EXAMPLES OF NON-ACADEMIC TEXTS

 Blog posts
 Fiction books
 Letters
 Personal journals and diaries

STRUCTURE PURPOSE TONE

ACADEMIC Sentences and to inform;to educate formal;
 TEXTS paragraphs;third impersonal
person;objective;
factual;research based; use
opinions of educated
scholars rather than that of
the author’s

NON- sentences and paragraphs; to entertain;to informal;

ACADEMIC verses; first person; persuade personal;
TEXTS subjective; Emotional
creative/imaginative; uses
personal experiences and
opinions

FACTORS THAT SHAPE ACADEMIC WRITING

AUDIENCE PURPOSE ORGANIZATION

WHOM are you writing for? WHY are you writing? HOW will you arrange your
ideas?
 Archdiocese of Lingayen – Dagupan Catholic Schools
ST. JOHN’S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Zamora St., 2400 Dagupan City

STYLE PRESENTATION

WHAT technique/s will you use? Is your output READY for publishing?

ACTIVITY!

Directions: Using the Venn diagram, differentiate academic text to non-academic text.

ACADEMIC TEXT NON-ACADEMIC TEXT

Prepared by:

DARLA NICOLE D. LARAYA