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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC

AND PROFESSIONAL
PURPOSES
ACADEMIC
PROFESSIONAL
ACADEMIC
• School related

PROFESSIONAL
• Work related
• A person who has a specialized knowledge on a specific field.
English for Academic and
Professional Purposes
helps learners to:
• Enhance writing skills;
• Enhance reading skills;
• Guide to become a multi-skilled in different methods of learning;
• Hone leadership skills to help them become self-directed and
creative in problem-solving; and
• Instill a lasting commitment to a lifelong learning and critical
thinking.
Topics:

01 Fundamentals of Academic Texts


02 Locating Main Ideas
01
FUNDAMENTALS OF
ACADEMIC TEXTS
GROUP ACTIVITY
Instruction: The class will be divided into three groups. Each group will
do a research on “Formal Publication” and Fictional Story”.
After which, each group should also differentiate formal publication
and fictional story.
FORMAL PUBLICATION FICTIONAL STORY

• Significant human
• Can be published
experiences
• For creativity and
• Not opinionated
entertainment

• Unbiased

• Mainly academic
ACADEMIC TEXTS
Examples of Academic Texts:
• Articles

• Conference Papers

• Reviews

• Essays

• Report

• Blog post

• Theses and Dissertations


THESES DISSERTATION
• Masteral Program • Doctoral Program

• Shorter (100 pages) • Longer

• Wider Coverage

• Use other research to • Use other research to


prove their thesis have come up with a new
in-depth study. idea/topic/problem
ACADEMIC TEXT AND NON-
ACADEMIC TEXT

-Formal -Informal
-Uses
-Can be written by research -Can be written by
professionals anyone
-Aims a wide
-Author’s name audience -Author’s name may
is always present not be present
-No plagiarism
-Publishing takes -Useful for -Publishing is quick
time students
-Reference list -No reference
is present list
ACADEMIC TEXTS
• Texts that are usually written for use by college
instructors or students, or it is a text your instructor
has assigned because of its usefulness in your
college course.
NON-ACADEMIC TEXTS
• It is written for the mass public.

• Texts that are published quickly and can be written


by anyone.
Why do we read?

• to better understand an existing idea


• to get ideas that can support a particular
writing assignment
• to gain more information
• to identify gaps in existing studies
• to connect new ideas to existing ones
STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC TEXT
Title
1. Introduction
1.1 Background of the topic
1.2 Thesis Statement
2. Body
2.1 Main Idea 1
2.1.1 Supporting Idea 1
2.1.2 Supporting Idea 2
STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC TEXT
2.2 Main Idea 2
2.2.1 Supporting Idea 1
2.2.2 Supporting Idea 2
2.3 Main Idea 3
2.3.1 Supporting Idea 1
2.3.2 Supporting Idea 2
3. Conclusion
3.1 Restatement of the Thesis Statement
3.2 Closing Statement
STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC TEXT
4. References
Introduction-Method-Results (IMRaD)
Title
1. Introduction
1.1 Findings and recommendations of
previous studies
1.2 Need to conduct the study
1.3 Statement of the problem or objectives of
the study
Introduction-Method-Results (IMRaD)
2. Methods
2.1 Research methods and materials of the
study
2.2 Data Procedure
2.3 Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1 Presentation of findings of the study or
answers to the research questions
Introduction-Method-Results
(IMRaD)
4. Discussion
4.1 Studies that either support or contradict the
findings
4.2 Inferences of the author
5. Conclusions
5.1 Summary of the research problem
5.2 Inferences made to address the problem
5.3 Recommendations for future work
6. References
Content and Style of Academic Texts
In general, authors observe the following when writing
academic texts:
• They state critical questions and issues.
• They provide facts and evidence from credible sources.
• They use precise and accurate words for clarity while being
mindful that jargon is not used excessively or
inappropriately.
• They avoid using colloquial expressions.
• They take an objective point-of-view and avoid being
personal and subjective.
Content and Style of Academic Texts
• They list references.
• They use hedging or cautious language to tone down their
claims.
Reading Strategies
1. Critical reading Strategies
• Before Reading

• During Reading

• After Reading

2. Other Reading Strategies


a. SQ3R

b. KWL Method
SQ3R
• Survey (Skim)
• Question
• Read
• Recite (or recall)
• Review
Survey
• Skim the target text
• Check the headings and tables, diagrams,
or figures presented in the text.
• Read the first few and last sentences of
the text to determine key information.
• Get a feel of the text.
Question
• Annotate the headings with your
questions.
• Develop questions on the types of
information you expect from the text.
Read
• Look for answers to your questions as
you read the text.
• Stop and slow down if the passage is not
clear.
• Make sure to proceed reading only when
you already understand the previous
texts.
Recite
• Recount the main points of the text.
• Recall by writing a summary or synthesis
based on what you understand of the text.
• Highlight or underline the important points
you read.
Review
• After finishing the text, go back and re-
read the questions. You wrote to see if
you can answer them; if not, refresh your
memory.
• Evaluate what you learned to ensure that
you are convinced and satisfied with the
information presented in the text.
KWL Method
• Know
• Want to learn
• Learned
02

LOCATING MAIN IDEAS


Thanks!
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