Fundamentals of

Reading Academic Texts

Prepared by: Miss Mhariz P. Obrence

Reading Academic
Texts
 READING GOALS

1. Why am I reading this?

2. What pieces of information do I need?
3. What do I want to learn?
 WRITING
 a form of communication
 a form of communication that is shaped by
the following factors: Topic, Audience, Role,
and Purpose.
 ACADEMIC AND
NON- ACADEMIC WRITING
Non- academic writing
 Non- academic texts may be considered a kind
of writing which is personal, emotional, or
subjective in nature.

 It can be informal in tone, and may even rely

more heavily on emotional appeal or the
opinions of the author.
Examples of Non- academic
writing

• Compositions about Summer and Christmas

Vacation
• Poems
• Skits
• Letters
 Academic writing
 Academic texts is defined as critical,
objective, specialized texts written by
experts or professionals in a given field using
formal language.

 This means academic texts are based on

facts with solid basis.
Examples of Academic
writing:

• Book review
• Reaction paper
• Thesis
Academic Writing
Things to consider in doing an academic writing:
a. TOPIC
b.AUDIENCE
c. ROLE
d.PURPOSE
Academic Writing
Conventions
 Academic Writing Conventions

 Keep your writing formal

 Avoid contractions
 Avoid rhetorical questions
 Keep the tenses consistent
 Keep the language impersonal
 Write small numbers out in words, but larger numbers in figures:
five years; 5,000 years.
 Avoid over-reliance on quotations.
 Academic writing should be objective (emotionally
neutral).