TOPICS:

A. FEATURES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS

B. Text Structure
C. Characteristics of Academic Language

Most Essential Learning Competency

:
Use knowledge of text structure to
glean the information he/she needs
Use various techniques in
summarizing a variety of academic
 CITATION
A citation identifies for the reader the original source for an idea,
information, or image that is referred to in a work. In the body of a
paper, the in-text citation acknowledges the source of information used.
At the end of a paper, the citations are compiled on a References or
Works Cited list.
APA in-text citation style uses the author's last name and the year of
publication, for example: (Field, 2005). For direct quotations, include the page
number as well, for example: (Field, 2005, p. 14). For sources such as websites
and e-books that have no page numbers, use a paragraph number.
Example paragraph with in-text citation
A few researchers in the linguistics field have developed training
programs designed to improve native speakers' ability to understand
accented speech (Derwing, Rossiter, & Munro, 2002; Krech
Thomas, 2004). Their training techniques are based on the research
described above indicating that comprehension improves with
exposure to non-native speech. Derwing et al. (2002) conducted
their training with students preparing to be social workers but note
that other professionals who work with non-native speakers could
benefit from a similar program.
Footnotes or endnotes are
listed at the bottom of the
page on which a citation is
made. A numeral is placed in
the text to indicate the cited
work and again at the bottom of
the page in front of the
footnote. A footnote lists the
author, title and details of
publication, in that order.
Plagiarism is presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own, with
or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full
acknowledgement. All published and unpublished material, whether in
manuscript, printed or electronic form, is covered under this definition.
 Nature and Characteristics of an Academic Text

EVIDENCE- THESIS-DRIVEN
COMPLEXITY
BASED
ARGUMENTS
opinions are based on a  The starting point of an
An academic text sound understanding of academic text is a
addresses particular perspective,
the pertinent body of idea or position applied
complex issues knowledge and academic to the chosen research
that require debates that exist within, problem, such as
higher-order and often external to a establishing, proving, or
disproving solutions to
thinking skills to specific discipline. 
the questions posed for
comprehend.  the topic. 
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ACADEMIC
TEXTS
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ACADEMIC TEXTS
1. COMPLEXITY
 the quality or condition of
being difficult to understand
 written language are shorter, it
lexically has more varied
vocabulary.  https://www.merriam-webster.com

 written texts, and the language

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has more grammatical

TEXTS
complexity, including more
subordinate clauses and more
passives. 
level
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2. FORMALITY 4. OBJECTIVITY
 compliance with formal  the quality of being able to
or conventional rules decide or give judgment in a
https://www.merriam-webster.com 
fair way that is not influenced
 should avoid colloquial by personal feelings or beliefs
words and expressions.  https://dictionary.cambridge.org

 has fewer words that emphasize

3. PRECISION the information you want to
 the quality or state of give and the arguments you
ACADEMIC TEXTS

being precise

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want to make

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 facts are given accurately  mostly use nouns (adjectives),

and precisely.  rather than verbs (adverbs)

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5. EXPLICITNESS 6. HEDGING
 t​he quality of stating  refers to how a writer
something clearly or expresses certainty or
directly, so that the uncertainty http://www.bristol.ac.uk 

meaning is easy to  It is necessary to make

understand https://www.oxfordlearnersdi

decisions about your

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 It is the responsibility of
stance on a particular
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the writer in English to
make it clear to the reader subject, or the strength
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how the various parts of of the claims you are
the text are related.  making.  
level
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7. RESPONSIBILITY 8.ACCURACY
 in academic writing, be  refers to how correct
learners' use of the
responsible for
language system is,
demonstrating an
including their use of
understanding of the grammar, pronunciation
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and vocabulary.
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 evidence and  is often compared to
TEXTS

justification for any

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fluency of a learner's
claims must be provided level of speaking or
writing 
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9.ORGANIZATION 10. PLANNING

 is how ideas are  the use of a deliberate and
presented, how organized approach to
tackling a writing task and
paragraphs and sentences
includes a writer's first
are written thoughts or basic ideas
 the flow of a piece of about the topic
writing affects how
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readers interpret ideas.  usually takes place after

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research and evaluation,
according to specific 

level
 PURPOSES IN
 gain more pieces of
READING
information; 
ACADEMIC TEXT  support a particular
 locate a main idea;  writing assignment;
 scan for information;  and, 
 identify gaps in existing  deeply understand an

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studies; 
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existing idea. 
 connect new ideas to
existing ones; 
 This involves avoiding the personal pronouns ‘I’ and
‘we’. For example, instead of writing ‘I will show’,
impersonal you might write ‘this report will show’. The second
person, ‘you’, is also to be avoided.

This means it is unbiased. It should be based on facts

objective and evidence and are not influenced by personal
feelings.
It should not sound conversational or casual. Colloquial,
formal idiomatic, slang or journalistic expressions should
particularly be avoided.

Characteristics of Academic Language

  I learned that
__________________.
 I realized that
REFLECTION __________________.
:
(Notebook)

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