Academic Text

An academic text is a reading material

that provides information which
include concepts and theories that are
related to the specific discipline.
How does an academic text usually
look like?
Structure of an Academic Text

• Introduction
• Body
• Conclusion
Why do I read an Academic Text?
Purposes in reading an
Academic Text
• To gain more pieces of information
• To support a particular writing
assignment
• To deeply understand an existing
idea
Purposes in reading an
Academic Text
• To locate a main idea
• To scan for information
• To identify gaps in existing studies
• To connect new ideas to existing
ones
What do authors observe in writing
an Academic Text?
Common styles in writing an
Academic Text
• State critical questions and issues
• Provide facts and evidence from
credible sources
• Use precise and accurate words
while avoiding jargon
Common styles in writing an
Academic Text
• Take an objective point of view
• List references
• Use cautious language
Question Time
Identify if the statement is
True or CORRECT and False.
1. One of the purposes of reading an
academic text is to look for a specific
information.
2. An academic text makes use of
complex jargons to promote a higher
level of comprehension.
3. It uses words which tones up claims
expressing certainty.
4. It helps fill existing gaps between
information.
5. An academic text observes a format.
6. In reading an academic text, it helps
acquire new information.
7. An academic text needs less
concentration and focus because the
terms are simple.
8. It is in academic text that issues are
stated to provoke information
discussion.
9. A magazine is an academic text.
10. Critique paper is classified as an
academic text.
A cognitive process of decoding
symbols to derive meaning from text
Decoding, comprehension, retention
It’s where the authors are the scholars
or researchers in the field
It is scholarly, research-based
It's vocabulary is specialized to the
field
It provides in-depth analysis of the
topic
It cites sources and provides footnotes
and bibliographies
It is reviewed by author's peers before
publication
Types of Academic Texts
Why should we one recognize
types of academic texts?
1. Because there is a variety of types;
2. They are meant for different
purposes;
3. Are written in different ways;
4. Are used and referred to in different
ways;
5. Have various reliability
What are the types of the most
popular academic texts?
ARTICLE -Means of publishing results
of research or development
to the community
-Claims, proves, argues,
implies
CONFERENCE PAPER -Often preliminary stage
of a journal article
-Edited further for
journal publication,
taking advantage of
feedback from peers
BLOG ARTICLE -Approaches journal
articles and wiki articles
-Independent of a
publisher
COLLABORATIVE WIKI -Complies with
ARTICLE standards (e.g.
Wikipedia)
-(Semi-) automatic
feedback, classification,
tagging
- (Semi-) automated
deletion
ESSAY -Small scale article
-Sometimes like
newspaper column
-Often argues for a
concept, standpoint, or
opinion
BLOG-POST -Diary-like
-Web-based
-Essay-like
-Communicative,
discussive
PROPOSAL -Half-academic
-Proposes a research or
development project
-Sets premises, starting
points, brands and
concepts
REPORT Statement of:
-Work in progress
-Final results and
outcomes: demos
REVIEW -Evaluate and
contextualize someone
else's publications
THESIS/DISERTATION -Master theses
-Doctoral theses
-Senior contributions
-Course books
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Academic text Blog-Post
Article Conference Paper
Thesis/Dissertation
Report
Review
Collaborative Wiki Article
Blog-Article
Proposal