COMMUNICATION

FOR ACADEMIC LESSON 6

PURPOSES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to achieve
the following:
1. Identify and apply the different stylistic elements of
good academic writing.
2. Develop a socio-political analysis paper or a position
paper.
3. Write a research-based documented essay observing
stylistic conventions of academic writing.
ACADEMIC WRITING
refers to a style of
expression that
researchers use to
define the intellectual
boundaries of their
disciplines and specific
areas of expertise.
 STYLISTIC ELEMENTS OF
GOOD ACADEMIC
WRITING
 THE • The paper must be
OVERALL cohesive and logically
organized
VIEW.
• Use transitional
- the overall devices
structure of academic • Include citation if
writing is formal and applicable
logical.
 STYLISTIC ELEMENTS OF
GOOD ACADEMIC
WRITING
 LANGUAGE. • Use clear topic
sentences and well-
- use language structured
that fits your paragraphs
AUDIENCE and • Avoid using in-group
matches your jargons , idiomatic
expressions,
PURPOSE euphemisms, and
biased language
 STYLISTIC ELEMENTS OF
GOOD ACADEMIC
WRITING
 ACADEMIC • Present the arguments
of others objectively
TONE. • Describe these
- tone refers to the arguments accurately
and without biased or
writer's voice in a loaded language
written work • Avoid making broad
generalizations
 STYLISTIC ELEMENTS OF
GOOD ACADEMIC
WRITING
 ACADEMIC • Awareness of the words
you use is vital.
DICTION. • Use concrete and
- linguistic choices a specific words that
writer makes to convey precise
meaning.
effectively convey an • Be consistent with your
idea or a standpoint labels.
• Use third person POV
AVOID USING THE
FOLLOWING:
• SLANG EXPRESSIONS
- dude, swag, chill
• CLICHÉ PHRASES
- There’s no place like home.
• METAPHORS OR FIGURES OF SPEECH
- Her heart is gold.
• COLLOQUIALISMS
- gonna, gotta, hafta, dunno
AVOID USING THE
FOLLOWING:
• JARGONS
- FTP, supported curriculum,
catfishing
• BIG WORDS
- Floccinaucinihilipilification
• MEANINGLESS WORDS
- freedom
AVOID USING THE
FOLLOWING:
• PLATITUDES
- Laughter is the best
medicine
• PEJORATIVES
- weak, liberal
• CONTRACTIONS
- don’t, won’t
 STYLISTIC ELEMENTS OF
GOOD ACADEMIC
WRITING
 PUNCTUATI • SEMI-COLONS (;)
ON. • COLONS (:)
- punctuation marks • HYPHENS (-)
are used very • DASHES (–)
deliberately in sentence
• EXCLAMATION
and paragraph
constructions. POINTS (!)
 PUNCTUATIONS
• SEMI-COLONS ;
- used between two independent clauses.
The upperclassmen are permitted off-campus lunch; the
underclassmen must remain on campus.
- used between two independent clauses linked by a
transitional expression (e.g., accordingly, consequently, for
example, nevertheless, so, thus).
Heavy snow continues to fall at the airport; consequently, all
flights have been grounded.
 PUNCTUATIONS
• SEMI-COLONS ;
- used in lists with internal commas. 
The new store will have groceries on the lower level; luggage,
housewares, and electronics on the ground floor; men’s and
women’s clothing on the second floor; and books, music, and
stationery on the third floor.
- When combined with a comma, the semicolon can be used
in elliptical constructions.
In 1992, Starbucks had fewer than 200 stores; in 2002, almost
20,000.
 PUNCTUATIONS
•COLONS :
- used to introduce a list of items.
The bookstore specializes in three subjects: art, architecture, and
graphic design.
- Do not, however, use a colon when the listed items are
incorporated into the flow of the sentence.
INCORRECT
The bookstore specializes in: art, architecture, and graphic
design.
CORRECT
The bookstore specializes in art, architecture, and graphic design.
 PUNCTUATIONS
• HYPHENS - • DASHES –
- should be limited to - insertion of an
connecting prefixes to explanatory comment in a
words (multi-disciplinary) sentence.
- when forming Upon discovering the
compound words or errors—all 124 of them—
phrases (on-site, right-of- the publisher immediately
way) recalled the books.
STYLISTIC ELEMENTS OF
GOOD ACADEMIC
WRITING
 ACADEMIC
CONVENTIO
NS
- citingsources in the
body of your paper and
providing a list of
references as either
footnotes or endnotes.
 ACADEMIC
CONVENTIONS
 Always acknowledge the source of any ideas, research
findings, data, paraphrased, or quoted text that you have
used in your paper
 With reference to academic writing purposes, the
guidelines for fair use are reasonably explicit.
 Rules concerning precise word structure and excellent
grammar do not apply when quoting someone.
 QUOTATION MARKS
• Capitalize the first letter of a direct quote when the quoted
material is a complete sentence.
Mr. Johnson, who was working in his field that morning, said, "The
alien spaceship appeared right before my own two eyes.”
• Do not use a capital letter when the quoted material is a fragment
or only a piece of the original material's complete sentence.
Although Mr. Johnson has seen odd happenings on the farm, he
stated that the spaceship "certainly takes the cake" when it comes
to unexplainable activity.
 QUOTATION MARKS
• If a direct quotation is interrupted mid-sentence, do not
capitalize the second part of the quotation.
"I didn't see an actual alien being," Mr. Johnson said, "but I sure
wish I had."
• Period or comma always comes before the final quotation mark.
Insert the term sic in italics directly after the mistake, and
enclose it in brackets.
Mr. Johnson says of the experience, "It's made me reconsider the
existence of extraterestials [sic]."
 QUOTATION MARKS
• When there is a quote within a quotation, enclose the
inner quote in single quotation marks and the whole
quotation in double quotation marks.
“John shouted at Steve, ‘You’re doing it all wrong.’ ”
• Quoted material that runs from five or more lines are
indented seven spaces, italicized, and typed single space.
The quotation is also indented at least four spaces from
the right-hand margin. No quotation marks are used.
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 STYLISTIC ELEMENTS OF
GOOD ACADEMIC
WRITING
 EVIDENCE-  COMPLEXITY
BASED AND HIGHER-
REASONING. ORDER
- The need to support
THINKING.
your opinion with - examining and
evidence from scholarly explaining the
sources. significance of complex
ideas as clearly as
- THESIS-DRIVEN possible.
 REFINING ACADEMIC
WRITING
 CREDIBLE AND  CONSISTENT
SCHOLARLY STYLISTIC
SOURCES. APPROACH.
- use the American
- Credibility is Psychological Association
defined as the quality (APA) style, or the Modern
or power of inspiring Language Association (MLA)
belief. style or the Chicago Manual
of Style.
 REFINING ACADEMIC
WRITING
 CLEAR  EXCELLENT
WRITING GRAMMAR
- Effective academic - take time to learn the
writing begins with minor and major points
solid planning of good grammar
 CREDIBLE AND
SCHOLARLY SOURCES
YOUR UNIVERSITY
•

LIBRARY
- provides you access to
several resources such as
online databases, e-books,
books, journals, and other
research articles
https://
foursquare.com/v/batstateu-arasof-library/501f34
5ae4b092169c1e2749/photos
 CREDIBLE AND
SCHOLARLY SOURCES
• GOOGLE SCHOLAR
- provides you a list of
journal articles, portable
document formats (pdfs),
and websites appropriate
for an academic research
paper. https://www.clipartkey.com/view/xhiRhw_google
-scholar-logo-google-scholar-png/
 CREDIBLE AND
SCHOLARLY SOURCES
• REFSEEK
- resource that allows
you to research
specifically for
documents to help you
write your research https://newburyport.libguides.com/c.php?g=9737
40&p=7040502
paper.
 CREDIBLE AND
SCHOLARLY SOURCES
•INTERNET PUBLIC
LIBRARY (ipl2)
- is a resource that
allows you to search by
subject. It links to
websites, rather than https://slis.simmons.edu/blogs/unbound/2014/12/
scholarly journals. 05/considering-the-internet-public-library/
 CREDIBLE AND
SCHOLARLY SOURCES
• EDUCATION RESOURCES
INFORMATION CENTER
(ERIC)
- database that primarily
focuses on education, but it
also includes a number of
related topics such as
psychology, social work, and https://eric.ed.gov/
other social issues.
 NOT SO CREDIBLE
SOURCES
https://
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https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_logo
http://www.rcyci.edu.sa/en/dictionary-t
hesaurus
/
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Internet Public Library(ipl2) Facebook Website (2020). Internet Public

Library(ipl2) Logo’s Image. Available at https://www.google.com.
Journal Publishing.com Website (2020). Google Scholar Logo’s Image.
Available at https://www.google.com.
NHS Library-LibGuides Website (2020). RefSeek Logo’s Image. Available
at https://www.google.com.
The Nology Website (2020). About.com Logo’s Image. Available at
https://www.google.com.
The WriteAtHome Blog Website (2020). The Dictionary’s Image. Available
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Purdue Online Writing Lab (2020). Using quotation marks. Available at
https://owl.purdue.edu.