Table of Contents

Front page.......................................................................................................i
Pre-Test Output.............................................................................................1
What I Know...................................................................................................2
What’s More.................................................................................................. 3
What I Have Learned.....................................................................................3
What I Can Do................................................................................................4
Assessment...................................................................................................5
Additional Activities....................................................................................6-7
Performance Output #1.................................................................................8
Pre-Test Output
True 1. Formality in academic writing requires precision to make a legitimate piece
of writing.
10/10
True 2. Writing is a form of communication that is shaped by the following factors:
topic, role and audience.
False 3. The use of personal pronouns such as I, you, and we is acceptable in
academic writing.
True 4. “How can these problems be solved?” is an example of a critical question.
True 5. Because is an example of transmitted device that expresses cause and
effect.
True 6. An abstract is a summary of a novel.
True 7. The conclusion is the section that summarizes the main points of the essay.
True 8. A summary is a condensed form of a text which is usually half of the original
material.
False 9. To introduce a topic in an essay, the writer must be able to explain its
details.
True 10. A research paper contains background of the study, body and
recommendations.

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 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL
PURPOSES

What I Know
PRE-TEST
Directions: Fill this diagram with your ideas about the characteristics of
an academic language.

D
Objective
Presents and evaluates issues and arrives at
an position that focuses and informed by

A
research and reasoning rather than personal
feelings and opinion.

Y Formal
Very explicit and Technical
provides the
Uses a large
reader with all
vocabulary for the
the information
they need to
ACADE concept specific to

1
MIC the discipline or
understand a
specialization.
point. LANGU

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LESSON 1
LANGUAGE USED IN ACADEMIC TEXT
 What’s More

Directions: Match the informal vocabulary in column A with the formal

vocabulary in column B. Write the letter of your answer in a separate sheet
of paper.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
E. 1. a lot of A. somewhat, fairly, quite 10/10
A. 2. a bit B. consider, monitor, analyze
G. 3. fix C. commence, initiate, undertake
F. 4. make sure D. satisfactory, favourable, positive
J. 5. seem E. a great deal of, many
D. 6. good F. confirm, determine, verify
C. 7. begin G. solve, repair, amend
H. 8. show H. demonstrate, indicate, illustrate
I. 9. go over I. revise, review
B. 10. look at J. apparently, appear

What I Have Learned

Directions: Read each statement carefully and identify whether the statement
is true or false. Write T if it is TRUE and F if it is FALSE.
10/10
T 1. Students who master academic language are more likely to be successful in
academic and professional settings.
F 2. Slangs, idioms and colloquialisms are used in academic texts.
T 3. Academic language should be objective, precise, impersonal and formal.
T 4. Language used in academic texts employ technical terms specific for each
field and/or discipline.
F 5. Academic language is used for general public readers.
T 6. An academic text should clearly state its thesis, argument or proposition.
T 7. It is acceptable to include one’s judgment but should be supported by
evidence.
T 8. Both academic and non-academic texts can be used to inform.
F 9. Academic texts can use first person point-of-view and include one’s
emotional attachment to the topic.
F 10. Both academic and non-academic texts employ the use of informal
language.
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What I Can Do
Directions: Now, it is about time for you to use your knowledge about
language used in academic texts. Write a three-paragraph essay on the topic that is
related to the strand that you are taking in your Senior High School

STEM is a strand that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and

Mathematics that offered in K-12 program during senior high school. It emphasizes
research, problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, communication and
collaborations that will help and guide students through their journey on choosing a
career path. In addition, it also integrates students into a cohesive learning paradigm
based on real-world applications.

This strand gives senior high school students exposure to the disciplines to
see how they work in real life. Students who have chosen this strand develops a
keener sense of creativity and ingenuity, which is essential in coming up with new
ideas and innovations. They can also be more inclined to experiment and be able to
apply the knowledge that they learned in class in everyday scenarios, most
especially in their future courses.

By the end of students’ senior year in STEM strand, they finally know about
the power and importance of technology, especially in today’s era. Together with
encouraging teamwork so they can find solutions to problems, organized
brainstorming, write and discuss reports, give presentations and more. Furthermore,
to foster a habit of adoption when things don’t go as planned along with accepting
failures and downsides of every step they take.

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Assessment
Post-Test
Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. Which of the following refers to the method of human communication consisting

the use of words in a structured and conventional way?
a. vocabulary b. texts c. language d. academic
2. Academic text is usually written by ______________?
a. poet b. experts or professional in a given field 10/10
c. well-known official d. anonymous individual
3. What is an academic language?
a. is a set of vocabulary terms used in schools
b. includes language used in textbooks
c. is the linguistic register that students are expected to use in school subjects
d. all of the above
4. What are contractions in academic language?
a. forms of idiomatic expressions b. when someone says the opposite to you
c. when something is too narrow to understand d. a shortened form of a word
5. When do you use formal language?
a. When writing an academic essay b. When you talk to a friend
c. When you write a text message d. When sending emails
For items 6 to 10, identify the discipline on which the following underlined terms
belong.
6. Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object.
a. Chemistry b. Biology c. Law d. Politics
7. Order is an authoritative mandate, command, or direction issued by a court under
its seal.
a. Law b. Politics c. Business d. Finance
8. Summons is a process requiring a person to appear in court.
a. Politics b. Business c. Law d. Biology
9. Data are known or assumed as facts which serve as the basis of calculation.
a. Law b. Philosophy c. Politics d. Statistics
10. Trade is the action of buying and selling goods and services.
a. Commerce b. Law c. Politics d. Finance

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Additional Activities
Directions: Read the following academic texts from different disciplines and
evaluate each text by answering the given questions below. Write your answers in a
separate sheet of paper.

A. Infection after consumption of fresh duck blood and undercooked poultry

products has been suspected in some cases of illness. Indeed, transmission to felids
was observed after experimental feeding of infected chickens to domestic cats, and
feeding tigers raw infected chicken led to outbreaks of illness in Thai zoos, in which
felid-to-felid transmissions were also implicated. Infected birds shed high
concentrations of virus in feces. Direct intranasal or conjunctival inoculation while
swimming in contaminated water or, perhaps, inhalation or ingestion of water could
have been potential modes of transmission to some H5N1– infected patients. As for
human influenza, hand contamination from fomites and self-inoculation into the eye
or upper respiratory tract remain possible modes.
Guided Questions:
1.In what discipline could this text belong to?
The text could belong to natural and applied sciences discipline.
2. What type of language does the article use?
The article used an analytical language.
3. Who are the target audience of the text?
The target audience are adults of any age.
4. Is the text objective or subjective?
The text is objective.
5. What is the purpose of the text?
The purpose of the text is to inform people about how Influenza can be
transmitted and acquired.

B. As a learner-centered process to second language (L2) writing, peer response

has been widely adopted and studied since the 1990s (Hyland &Hyland, 2006). The
dialogic nature of peer response seems to foster multiple support systems (Hyland,
2000) and communicative behaviors (Villamil & de Guerrero, 1996). L2 research has
shown that peer response can increase chances for meaning negotiation and
language practice (Lockhart & Ng, 1995; Mendonca & Johnson, 1994), encourage
collaborative reading and writing (Tsui & Ng, 2000), and promote writing revisions
(Berg, 1999; Mendonca & Johnson, 1994;; Min, 2006, 2008; Stanley, 1992). These
interactive practices appear to draw upon and enhance interactional and writing
skills.
Guided Questions:
1. In what discipline could this text belong to?
This text could belong to humanities academic discipline. Page 6
2. What type of language does the article use?
The article used a descriptive language.
3. Who are the target audience of the text?
The target audience of the text are learners, teacher and people who are
interested
at journalism or writing.
4. Is the text objective or subjective?
The text is objective.
5. What is the purpose of the text?
The purpose of the text is to encourage collaborative reading and writing, and
promote writing revisions to enhance interactional and writing skills.

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 Colourful Personality
Nobody really knows about who you truly are except for youself. There will
always be an information about you that even the closest to you doesn’t know a hint.
Every color describes something, it can be a shape, order, character or
personality. Let me introduce myself by characterizing my personalities in colours.
First is the colour white, it represents my soft side at everything, peaceful mind, focus
and light hearted. Pink as my “kikay” self, me being a caring and loving person.
Orange to my devotion at always be my frineds side whenever they need me and my
advices. Next is the colour red, my independency and strong willed personality.

Black for my love to mystery, unexplainable things and unsovle cases. Gray to
my love on being alone and just having a peace on my own world. Teal as me being a
nature person. Pale blue for my childish self who still loves to watch cartoons at this
age. Blue for my adventurous and curious self who always wonders how things got to
their places and roles, also to my love at online games.

Lastly, the colour rainbow, this took me a lot of courage to share at other
people but I am just really proud to be a bisexual perosn. It is a huge relief to me to
finally know myself after being lost at so many years.

A little advice that I am proud to share is don’t be afraid and hesitant to find
your colours and what traits to they represent to you as an individual. We all have a
different personalities to fit at any colour, you just need to figure it out.

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