English for Academic

and Professional
Purposes

MR. ADRIAN L. CATAPAT

Objectives
1. Define academic writing and
distinguish it from other kinds of
writing
2. Identify the purpose, audience,
language and style of academic
writing
1. What is the easiest
writing assignment you
have done so far?
Questions…

2. How about the most

difficult writing assignment?
Questions…

3. What do you think made

the writing assignment
difficult?
Welcometo theworld
ofAcademicWriting!
Academic
Writing
- The process of breaking
down ideas and using
deductive reasoning,
formal voice and third
person point-
Academic
Writing
Academic
Writing
- is generally quite
FORMAL, OBJECTIVE
(IMPERSONAL) and
TECHNICAL.
Example:
‘Alone one is never
lonely.’ says the poet
and author May Sarton
in praise of living
alone. Most people,
however, are terrified
of being alone. They
are used to living with
others – children with
parents, roommates with
Example:
When the statistics
catch up with them,
therefore, they are
rarely prepared.
Chances are high that
most adult men and
women will need to know
how to live alone,
briefly or longer, at
some time in their
Academic Writing
Examples:
1. Literary
analysis –
examines,
evaluates and
makes an argument
about a literary
work
Examples:
2. Research
paper – utilizes
outside
information to
support a thesis
or make an
argument.
Examples:
3. Dissertation
– a document
submitted at the
conclusion of
Ph.D program.
AREAS IN
ACADEMIC
WRITING:
CONTENT
Structure
Language
Mechanics
Family Feud
Activity
Survey: Do you have experience in writing a
diary, or reading a magazine/ wattpad, or
posting your status in Social media?

What do you usually write on those?

What do you usually read?
Afterthesharingsession,
a. Who has similar responses?
b. In what ways are they similar?

Explain the difference of the other

writings mentioned over to academic
writing.
Assignment:

Look for two examples of academic

writing and explain what makes it as
one.
Write your explanation in 1 whole
sheet of paper. Attach the examples.