BRIDGE

BRIDGEProgram
Program

English for Academic and

Professional Purposes
 2nd Term
Module 3 and 4:
Writing a Concept Paper

Presented by: Ms. Hazel Joyce C. Cruz

Subject Teacher
 What is a Concept Paper?
It refers to an academic or research
paper that is written with the primary
purpose of identifying and explaining an
idea or a concept related to a particular
scholarly field or discipline before
conducting a research.

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
 What is a Concept Paper?
It may also be written to provide and
overview of a project by summarizing
what it is about, its importance, and how
you intend to carry it out.

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
Ways of Explaining a Concept
• Definition
It is a method of identifying a term and
making its meaning clearer.

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
 Ways of Explaining a Concept
• Explication
It is a method of explanation in which
sentences, verses, quotes, and passage
are taken away from a literary or
academic work and then interpreted and
explained in detailed way.

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
Ways of Explaining a Concept
• Clarification
It entails the analysis of the concept by
looking at the examples.

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
The 5 Elements of a Concept Paper
1. Introduction
2. Purpose or Need or Rationale
3. Project Description
4. Support or Budget
5. Contact Information

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
 1. Introduction
It addresses the reasons why the funder
should support projects in the given
general area. It also introduces the
applicant’s partners and shows why the
partners want to participate in the
project.

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
2. Purpose or Need or Rationale
It outlines what others have written
about the general topic and focuses on
the gap in knowledge to be filled, the
problem to be solved, or the need to be
addressed by the applicant’s proposed
project.

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
2. Purpose or Need or Rationale
In some cases, these first two sections
are merged into a Background section
that both introduces the alignment
between the two organizations’ missions
and provides the need statement.

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
 3. Project Description
It is functioning as the solution to the
problem, the answer to the need, or the
investigation that will fill the knowledge
gap.

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
 3. Project Description
The project description includes the
project’s Goals and Objectives. A goal is an
abstract state of being, a condition, an end,
or an aspiration while objectives are
statements of measurable outcomes that,
collectively, will help the applicant measure
progress toward accomplishing the project
goal(s).
This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
 3. Project Description
The project description also includes an
overview of the project’s Methodology
(sometimes called Project Activities or
Action Plan or Approach).

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
 3. Project Description
The goals, objectives, and methods (or
activities) will need to align closely with
each other and will need to be
accomplished within the proposed
Timeline, expressed in either months or
years.

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
 3. Project Description
The project description typically
concludes with a statement of Benefits
(or Anticipated Outcomes) along with a
description of who will benefit and how.

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
 4. Support or Budget
It contains either:
(1) an outline of the main budget
categories for the requested project
support; or
(2) a single bottom-line amount of the
request and a brief discussion of how
that amount will be used.
This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)
 Contact Information
Contact Information of the applicant
organization’s chief executive or his/her
designee authorized to make funding
requests.

This is taken from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module of the Department of Education (DepEd)