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The document provides information about academic texts. It defines academic and text, and explains that the structure of an academic text depends on its purpose. It can have a three-part structure of introduction, body, and conclusion, or follow the IMRad format of introduction, methods, results, and discussion. The document also lists different types of academic texts like textbooks, essays, research articles, case studies, reports and their typical structures. Finally, it provides tips for reading academic texts which include finding related topics, reading every sentence carefully, understanding what is said, and ensuring the text is reliable.

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Eapp (Lesson 1)

The document provides information about academic texts. It defines academic and text, and explains that the structure of an academic text depends on its purpose. It can have a three-part structure of introduction, body, and conclusion, or follow the IMRad format of introduction, methods, results, and discussion. The document also lists different types of academic texts like textbooks, essays, research articles, case studies, reports and their typical structures. Finally, it provides tips for reading academic texts which include finding related topics, reading every sentence carefully, understanding what is said, and ensuring the text is reliable.

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THE

ACADEMIC
TEXTS
Objectives:

A. B. C.
Determine the Differentiate language used Explain the specific
structure of a specific in academic texts from ideas contained in
academic text; various disciplines, and various academic texts.
Definition of Academic Text
Academic
 means in relation to the academe and/or education which is the source of knowledge,
new learnings, skills, values and habits.
Text
 is defined in linguistics as “a stretch of language which is perceived as a purposeful
connected whole. A text may be spoken or written, produced by one person or more,
and is created by text-internal cohesion and text-external coherence. Some linguistics
use the term text interchangeably with discourse (Collins & Hllo 2000).”
 Text is a product of communication or piece of language whose shape is motivated by
its semantic purposes and pragmatic roles (Collins &Hollo, 2000)
Types of Academic Texts
Textbooks
-are specifically designed to help you,
the learner.
Student essays
-vary in length and formality, but they
usually contain three sections:
introduction, main body, and
conclusion.
Types of Academic Texts
You will probably have to write longer
texts include theses (typically 10,000 to
20,000 words) and Dissertations typically
60,000 to 80,000) at doctor’s level
 a. Introduction
 b. Background
 c. Literature review
 d. Research design/ methodology
 e. Results/ findings
 f. Discussion/interpretation
 g. Recommendations
 h. Conclusion
Types of Academic Texts
Research articles
-are written mainly for a specific audience-
researches, academics and post graduate students.
They usually contain the following:
 Introduction to the research
 Literature review
 Background to the research and method
 Results or main findings
 Discussion, including authors’ interpretation of
the results
 Recommendations: Ideas for future research
 Conclusion
 Bibliography
 Appendix (optional)
Types of Academic Texts
Case Studies
-may be found in any discipline, Reports
though they are most common in -are found in various disciplines, like science,
disciplines such as business, law and medicine. They typically include
sociology, and law. They are some of the following:
primarily descriptive. A typical a. Context/Overview Introduction
structure is as follows: b. Methodology/description of the event
a. Context c. Findings/ Main points
b. Description of the setting d. Discussion/ Evaluation
c. An account of how this changed e. Conclusion
over the period of time under
investigation
d. Headings
STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC TEXTS

The structure of an academic text will depend on


the purpose of the text, there are two kinds of
structure of academic text: three-part essay and the
IMRad.
Academic writing has a particular structure. This
structure can be represented like a diamond.
STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC TEXTS

The three-part essay is basically the Introduction, Body


paragraphs, and the Conclusion part.
STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC TEXTS
IMRad is short for
introduction, methods,
results and discussion.
Academic text structured
using the IMRad format
are usually short and
concise.
TIPS IN READING ACADEMIC
TEXTS
01 02
Search related topics that Read every sentence.
will make it easier for you Do Not skip over.
to understand the concepts.

03 04
Make it a point understand Make sure that what
what the text says. you are reading is a
reliable one.
“Almost all good writing begins with
terrible first efforts. You need to start
somewhere.”

—Anne Lamott
THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING!
Prepared by: Krizel G. Hipolito, LPT
SHS- English Teacher

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