Reviewer in EAPP

A language is a structured system of communication. We use language not only to make

meaning and communicate with others but also to address ourselves, in a way of talking.

Language is one the most uniquely human capacities that our species possess, and on that is
involved in all others, including consciousness, sociality and culture (Ortega, L., 2013)

TWO TYPES OF TEXT:

Non-academic text- essays, stories, novels, letters to your friend, personal journal entries,
memoirs, autobiographical writing, letters, E-mails, text messages, newspaper articles, journal
writing. Non-academic texts are considered writing that are personal, emotional, impressionistic,
or subjective. It is also informal in tone, relying heavily on emotional appeal or opinion of the
author.

Academic text- book review, thesis, reaction paper. Academic texts are critical, exact,
academic, objective, and specialized written by professionals in each field using formal
language. There must also have a solid basis, formal, general, technical, it must also avoid
conversational language.

TWO COMMON STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC TEXT:

The three-part essay structure- is a basic structure of academic text. It has three part which
contain the introduction, the body and conclusion.

Introduction

● General information – background or definitions

● Core of introduction – wherein you show the overall topic, purpose, viewpoint,
hypothesis, or research question.
● Most specific information- scope or structure of your topic.

Body

● Elaborate the topic sentence by giving definitions, classifications, explanations,

examples and evidence.
● heart of the essay because it expounds the topic of the sentence. It is also considered
the heart of the essay because it is the largest part of the essay. Closely related to the
topic.

Conclusion

● It ends with a more general statement about how this topic relates to its context.
● It may also include recommendations about theory or practice.
 ● Shorter than body of the essay.

IMRaD Structure- commonly used for thesis or dissertation

- Introduction- usually depicts the background of the topic and the central focus of the
topic

- Methodology- it includes the data collection methods, research instruments employed,

sample sized and such.

- Results and Discussion- states the brief summary of the key findings or the results of
your study.

SUMMARIZING

Based on the dictionary, summarizing is defined as taking a lot of information and creating a
condensed version that covers the main points.

DIFFERENT ACADEMIC PAPERS

Reaction paper- it weighs, assesses and judges both the strong and weak points of a piece. It
is a discussion of one’s comments, opinions and ideas on certain information, scenario, event,
article or any other text. It also involves considerable thought and deliberation, and is not a
careless comment to an issue.

Critique paper- critique paper is a paper that evaluates the worth of a piece of art form or
literature.

Annual paper- type of paper that summarizes or synthesizes the current progress or
development and implementation of a program.

FACT AND OPINION

Fact- can be proven to be either true or false. It is also proven for accuracy through observation
or concrete reference. Author’s personality, background or training are not observed in factual
statements.
Most factual statements use statistics, numbers, date, time, measurements and such to justify
the statement.

Opinion- it expresses what the author believes or thinks. It cannot be verified for accuracy.
Author uses personal responses which cannot be proven true or false.