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Q1-
MODULE1
READING AND
WRITING ACADEMIC
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AT THE
END OF THE MODULE, THE
LEARNERS SHALL BE ABLE TO:

1. DEFINE ACADEMICTEXT,
SUMMARIZING AND SUMMARY
FROM VARIOUS WRITERS,THESIS
STATEMENT, AND OUTLINING;
2.DETERMINE TEXT STRUCTURE
OF AN ACADEMIC TEXT;
4. DETERMINE LANGUAGE STYLE
IN ACADEMIC WRITING;
5.DIFFERENTIATE LANGUAGE
STYLE USED IN ACADEMIC TEXTS
FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES;
 DIRECTIONS: BELOW ARE JUMBLED PARTS OF A
COMMON RESEARCH PAPER. PUT THEM INTO THE
CORRECT ORDER BY USING NUMBERS TO REPRESENT
THE SEQUENCE.
A.PRESENTATION OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
B.TITLE OF THE RESEARCH PAPER
C. PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS
D.RECOMMENDATIONS
E.INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
F. OVERVIEW OR SCOPE OF RESEARCH
G. THE REFERENCE LIST
H. REVIEW OF PAST RESEARCH RELEVANT TO THE PAPER
I. THE ABSTRACT
J. DESCRIPTION OF METHODS
WHY WRITE?
1. TO EXPLORE YOUR 3. TO SHOW LEARNING---
LIFE--- YOUR TEACHERS ASSIGN
WRITING IN A PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, ESSAYS,
JOURNAL HELPS YOU REPORTS AND ETC. TO SEE
LEARN ABOUT HOW WELL YOU ARE
LEARNING
YOURSELF. 4. TO SHARE IDEAS-----
2. TO UNDERSTAND NEW SHARING YOUR IDEAS
IDEAS---- THROUGH WRITING IS A
WRITING IN A LEARNING GREAT PRACTICE IN YOUR
LOG HELPS YOU BECOME ACADEMIC AND
PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS.
BETTER STUDENT
 ACADEMIC WRITING
IS A PROCESS THAT STARTS WITH
POSING A QUESTION, PROBLEMATIZING
A CONCEPT, EVALUATING AN OPINION,
AND ENDS IN ANSWERING THE
QUESTION OR QUESTIONS POSED IN
CLARIFYING THE PROBLEMS, AND OR
ARGUING FOR A STAND.
ACADEMIC WRITING IS GENERALLY QUITE FORMAL,
OBJECTIVE (IMPERSONAL) AND TECHNICAL.
 SOME EXAMPLES OF
ACADEMIC WRITING ARE

LITERARY ANALYSIS:
.

EXAMINES, EVALUATES,
AND MAKES AN
ARGUMENT ABOUT A
LITERARY WORK.
 RESEARCH PAPER: USES
OUTSIDE INFORMATION TO
.

SUPPORT A THESIS OR MAKE

AN ARGUMENT
 DISSERTATION: (or
thesis) is a document
.

submitted at the conclusion

of a Ph.D. program.
 PROFESSIONAL
WRITING
• OR BUSINESS WRITING IS A
STYLE USED IN THE
WORKPLACE
• IT IS USED IN JOURNALISM,
ADVERTISING, MILITARY
AND TECHNICAL WRITING
• IT IS GIVING OPINION
• FOCUSES ON THE STATE OF
• LESS FORMAL TYPE OF
PAPER
• CAN USE FIRST,
SECOND OR 3RD POINT
OF VIEW
• AVOID THE USE OF
QUALIFIERS
• USE ACTIVE VOICE
What is an Academic IT IS DEFINED AS
Text? CRITICAL,
OBJECTIVE,
SPECIALIZED TEXT
WRITTEN BY
EXPERTS OR
PROFESSIONALS IN
A GIVEN FIELD
USING FORMAL
LANGUAGE.
CHARACTERISTICS
OF AN ACADEMIC
TEXT
 1.STRUCTURE
• important feature of academic writing.
• A well-structured text enables the reader to
follow the argument and navigate the text.
• In academic writing a clear structure and a
logical flow are imperative to a cohesive text
THE THREE- IMRAD
PART ESSAY STRUCTU
STRUCTURE RE
 THREE-PART ESSAY
Introduction.. Its purpose STRUCTURE
is to clearly tell the
reader the topic, purpose
and structure of the
Conclusion. It is closely
paper.
related to the introduction
and is often described as its
The Body. It is
‘mirror image’
considered as the heart
of the essay
THE SECTIONS OF THE IMRAD
STRUCTURE ARE
INTRODUCTION, METHODS,
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
 2. TONE
• refers to the attitude conveyed in a piece of
writing.
3. LANGUAGE
• use of unambiguous words.

4. CITATION
• acknowledging the source of any ideas and
providing footnotes or endnotes.
 5. COMPLEXITY
• addressing complex issues that require higher-
order thinking skills to comprehend

6. EVIDENCE-BASED ARGUMENTS
• opinions are based on a sound understanding
of a pertinent body of knowledge and
academic debates
 7. THESIS- DRIVEN
• the starting point of an academic text is a
particular perspective, idea or position applied
to the chosen research problem, such as
establishing, proving, or disproving solutions
to the questions posed for the topic.
FEATURES OF ACADEMIC
TEXTS
1. Complex 6. Accurate
2. Formal 7. Hedging
3. Precise 8. Responsible
4. Objective 9. Organize
5.Explicit 10. Plan
 PURPOSES IN READING AN
ACADEMIC TEXT
• To locate a main idea;
• To scan for information;
• To identify gaps in existing studies;
• To connect new ideas to existing ones;
• To gain more pieces of information
• To support a particular writing assignment; and,
7. To deeply understand an existing idea.