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Academic Writing

The document discusses academic and non-academic texts and provides examples of each. It then focuses on defining academic texts, their structure, content, style and strategies for critically reading them. Key points are that academic texts provide information related to a specific discipline, include credible sources and references, and take an objective point of view.

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Academic Writing

The document discusses academic and non-academic texts and provides examples of each. It then focuses on defining academic texts, their structure, content, style and strategies for critically reading them. Key points are that academic texts provide information related to a specific discipline, include credible sources and references, and take an objective point of view.

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Academic

writing
Group the following reading materials into academic
and non-academic texts:
news reports fiction books
scholarly journals reaction papers
academic periodicals poems
advertisements short stories
editorials essays
blogs book reviews
comics position papers
novels
ACADEMIC TEXTS NON-ACADEMIC
scholarly journals news reports
academic periodicals advertisements
essays blogs
reaction papers comics
book reviews novels
position papers fiction books
poems
short stories
editorials
Academic Texts
a text  written for use by college
instructors or students
 a text assigned by an instructor due to its
usefulness in college courses
Academic Texts
An academic text is a reading material that
provides information which include
concepts and theories that are related to
the specific discipline.
EXAMPLES OFACADEMIC
TEXTS
1. Articles
2. Conference Papers
3. Reviews
4. Theses/Dissertations
Reading Goals
Q: What information will I get from this text?
GOALS:
1. Understanding an existing idea
2. To get an idea regarding a topic on hand
3. To gain more information
4. To identify gaps in existing studies
5. To connect new ideas to existing ones
Structure ofAcademic Texts
Formal
Clearly structured: Introduction, Body, and
Conclusion
Includes credible sources, with proper citation
List of references
Content and Style
1. State critical questions and issues
2. Provide facts and evidence from credible sources
3. Use precise and accurate words while avoiding jargon
4. Take an objective point of view
5. List references
6. Use hedging/cautious language to tone down claims
Critical Reading
Strategies
Critical Reading
• Questioning assumptions
• Responding to arguments
• Connecting to real-life
situations/applications
BEFORE READING
1. Determine which type of academic text
you are reading.
2. Determine and establish your purpose
for reading
3. Predict or infer the main idea or
argument of the text based on its title.
4. Identify your attitude towards the author
and the text.
BEFORE READING
5. State what you already know and what
you want to learn.
6. Determine the target audience.
7. Check the publication date for
relevance.
8. Check the reference list, with format.
9. Use a graphic organizer to note existing
ideas and knowledge/
Do We Tweet Differently From Our Mobile Devices?
A Study of Language Differences on Mobile and Web-Based Twitter
Platforms
author’s main
purpose? nt ? idea
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DURING READING
1. Annotate important parts of the text.
a. Key words
b. Important information
c. Brief notes
d. Questions
e. Limitations of author’s arguments
f. Notes on reliability
g. Comment on biases
h. Use graphic organizers
i. Underline meanings/definitions and impt. words
j. Note difficult words, if possible, use context clues.
AFTER READING
1. Reflect on what you have learned.
2. React on some parts of the text through
writing.
3. Discuss some parts with your teacher or
classmates.
4. Link the main idea of the text to what you
already know.
Other Reading
Strategies
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TOPIC: The Difference between TWEETING
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