The Concept Paper

English for Academic and Professional Purposes

Danica Ann S. Malapaya

Subject Teacher
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Agenda for today:
I. Definition of a concept paper
II. Purposes of a concept paper
III. Ways of explaining a concept
IV. Patterns of Development
V. Elements of a Concept Paper
VI. Suggested Formats
VII.Guidelines in Writing a concept paper
 CONCEPT PAPER
Refers to an academic or research paper that is
written with the primary purpose of identifying and
explaining the idea or a concept related to a
particular scholarly field or discipline before
conducting a research
 CONCEPT PAPER
✓ May also be written to
provide an overview of a
project by summarizing
what it’s about, its
importance, and how you
intended to carry it out.
✓ Useful for students and
entrepreneurs alike
PURPOSES CONCEPT PAPER
1 Serves as a foundation of the full proposal
Helps determine whether a certain project is
2 feasible or not
Used to pique the interest of the potential
3 funding agencies
Used to obtain informal feedback on the ideas
4 prior to preparing the full proposal
 Before writing a
concept paper, you
have to learn how to
EXPLAIN A CONCEPT
first!
 WAY OF EXPLAINING A CONCEPT
DEFINITION EXPLICATION CLARIFICATION
method of a method of entails the
explanation in which
identifying a sentences, verses, analysis of the
term and making quotes, or passages concept by
are taken away from
its meaning a literary or looking at the
clearer academic work and examples
then interpreted and
explained in detailed
way
 WAY OF EXPLAINING A CONCEPT
DEFINITION

FORMAL INFORMAL EXTENDED

most common way provides an used to define a
of defining a term operational profound and abstract
concepts by using
by giving the genus, definition or how the analogy, metaphors,
and differentia of term is used when comparison and
the term or word applied in a specific contrast, descriptions,
context, or synonym analysis, functions,
or antonym etymology, and
semantic origin
 EXAMPLES (Definition)
GENUS
(class where the A Plant
term belongs)

DIFFERENTIA Tall, has a thick

(Characteristics that
wooden stem, it has
distinguish the term from
others) many large branches

A plant that is tall,

FORMAL has thick wooden
stem and has many
large branches
EXAMPLES (Definition)
someone who has larger
INFORMAL
and more robust bones
DEFINITION and joint surfaces

Tocopherol or Vitamin E is
INFORMAL
a naturally found in
DEFINITION vegetable oil, fish and nuts
EXAMPLES (Definition)
Democracy is a form of government on which
FORMAL all eligible citizens participate equally-either
DEFINITION directly through elected representatives in the
proposal, development, and creation of laws

It encompasses social, economic, and cultural

EXTENDED conditions that enable the free and equal
DEFINITION practice of political self-determination

Democracy contrasts with forms of

government where power is either held by
EXTENDED one person, as in a monarchy or where power
DEFINITION is held by a small number of individuals, as in
an oligarchy.
 PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
DEFINING DESCRIBING COMPRING
giving the characterizing equating with the
other concepts to
meaning of the the concept by
ascertain
concept providing its similarities
characteristics between concepts
 PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
MAKING AN
ANALOGY CONTRASTING CLASSIFYING

similar to pairing or liking it arranging

comparing but also with another concepts into
incudes any concept with the groups, based on
deduction about of purpose of the ways they are
what has been identifying the alike
compared differences between
the concepts
 PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
ILLUSTRATING NARRATING EXPLAINING
giving proof or talking about explaining the
evidences so
the reader the concept different
could elaborately in aspects of the
understand the narrative process
concept
manner
PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
ANALYZING CAUSE
LISTING
AND EFFECT

Giving a critical enumerating,

explanation about trying to take a
the causes and rundown about
effects of the idea what these kinds
or concept of concepts are
 ELEMENTS 0F A CONCEPT
PAPER
I. Introduction
II. Purpose, Need, or Rationale
III. Project description
IV. Support or budget
V. Contact Information
GUIDELINES IN WRITING
1 Cost and methodology should be reasonable
Budget methodology, and timeline should be
2 clearly mentioned
Use statistics and figures when discussing the
3 rationale for the project.
Limit to only 5 pages or less (excluding the title
4 page). Do not overwhelm the readers with
unnecessary details.
GUIDELINES IN WRITING
Never request funding for the planning the
5 proposal
Refrain from using the jargon when your
6 targeted readers are not professionals or
experts
Include the overview of the budget if it is
7 required or you may simply include the type of
support you require or need
GUIDELINES IN WRITING
Be sure that the basic formal details are
8 incorporated, such as page numbers.

9 Cite your references.