ENGLISH FOR

ACADEMIC AND
PROFESSIONAL
PURPOSES
Fundamentals of reading
Academic text
In Reading
 Activate Schema
 Answer a specific question
 Develop Understanding
In Academic Reading
 Identify your purpose
 Select what to focus on
 Make reading active
Types of Writing
 Literary
 Academic
 Professional
Literary Writing
 All text categorized as Literature
Academic Writing/Texts
 Articles
 Reviews
 Conference papers
 Theses, Dissertations
Professional Writing
 All written outputs related to a particular
profession

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Locating the Main Idea
 Main idea – primary point or concept
that the author wants to communicate to
the readers about the topic
 When the main idea is stated directly it
is expressed in what is called the topic
sentence.
 Gives the idea of what the paragraph is
about and is supported by the details in
subsequent sentences in the paragraph.
How to find the Main Idea?
 Identify the topic
 Summarize the passage
 Look at the first and last sentences of the passage
 Look for repetition of ideas
 Avoid main idea mistakes
1. Selecting an answer that is too narrow in scope.
2. Selecting an answer that is too broad.
3. Selecting an answer that is complex but contrary to
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Thesis Statement
 Tells the reader how you will interpret
the significance of the subject matter
under discussion.
How to know if the thesis is strong?
 Do I answer the question?
 Have I taken a position that others might
challenge or oppose?
 Is my theses statement specific
enough?