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    ENGLISH III: ASPECTS OF ACADEMIC WRITING

    MANECLANG, WENN JOYRENZ U.

    ASPECTS OF ACADEMIC
    WRITING

    Determine your audience


    The writer should try to answer
    the following:
    To whom will I be writing for?
    - 1 person?
    - Several people?
    What do I know about my
    readers professional
    background?
    What do I know about their
    personal preference?
    What will the readers be doing
    with the document?
    Audience will influence the way
    you produce the material
    Who are my target readers?
    PARTICULAR
    Homogenous
    group with similar
    background
    Common and
    familiar terms and
    concepts for this
    group
    E.g. audience with
    an academic
    background; se of
    jargons
    GENERAL
    Diverse audience
    Different
    background and
    different levels of
    knowledge
    Simple terms
    Avoidance of
    jargons
    Audience affects the features of
    the text you se

    Message
    What do readers care about?

    2NUR-6

    What are they likely to act


    upon?
    Will they read it?

    Argument
    What would be convincing?
    What kinds of evidence are
    normally used for this type of
    audience?
    Statistics
    Previous studies
    Case studies
    Shared experiences
    Documentaries
    Word Choices
    Should you use jargons, slang,
    or formal professional
    language?
    Sentence type/length
    Can you use fragments (used in
    posters/brochures)
    Can you use long, complex
    sentences?
    How about shorter ones?
    Can you use a combination of
    short and long sentences?

    TONE & STYLE


    Tone in writing refers to the
    writers attitude toward the reader and
    the subject of the message. The
    overall tone of a written message
    affects the reader just as ones tone of
    voice affects the listener in everyday
    exchanges (Ober,1995)
    TONE
    Personal
    Friendly
    Distanced, etc
    Avoid judgmental language

    ENGLISH III: ASPECTS OF ACADEMIC WRITING


    MANECLANG, WENN JOYRENZ U.

    I believe
    I feel
    Conclude
    I thinks
    It seems

    Redundant

    Redundant: Please repeat


    the sentence again
    Improved: Please repeat
    the sentence
    Redundant: A pleasant
    afternoon top each and
    everyone
    Improved: A pleasant
    afternoon to everyone

    Avoid emotional language (It should


    be impersonal and objective)
    Flowery
    Loaded with feelings and
    emotions
    E.g. I first saw the light of day
    (which means that I was born
    in.)

    Vague

    STYLE

    A writers way of writing


    A manner of which he expresses
    his thoughts and feelings
    How a material is written

    Avoid sentence which are

    Wordy

    Wordy: The patient has


    difficulty of breathing
    Concise: The patient has
    dyspnea
    Wordy: to the best of my
    knowledge, the team did
    all they could do for the
    patient
    Conscise: The team did
    their best for the patient
    Wordy: We received the
    balance In full amount
    Concise: We received the
    balance in full

    Unparallel

    Unparallel: water skiing is


    as challenging as to dive
    Parallel: Water skiing is as
    challenging as diving

    2NUR-6

    Vague: the patient was not


    feeling well
    Specific: the patient
    complained of abdominal
    pain. His skin was cool, pale
    and moist
    Fragmented (do not express a
    complete thought)
    Involuntary shaking
    Run-on (when a comma/
    semicolon is used between two
    sentences instead of period)
    Run-on: Chart notes are
    informal or formal:
    physicians take them when
    they see a patient.
    Improved: Chart notes are
    informal and formal and
    physician take them when
    they see a patient.

    Sentences with dangling


    modifiers (beginning or end of
    a sentence with no grammar)
    Although bored by the
    speaker the speech was
    meaningful
    Correct: Although the
    audience were bored ny the
    speaker, he find the speech
    meaningful

    Sentences with
    misplaced modifier

    ENGLISH III: ASPECTS OF ACADEMIC WRITING


    MANECLANG, WENN JOYRENZ U.

    Misplaced: the father is


    usually a man of few words
    in the Filipino family
    Improved: In the Filipino
    family, the father is usually a
    man of few words

    2NUR-6

    THE LANGUAGE OF RESEARCH

    ACTIVE VOICE

    Doer of the action


    Used for conciseness and
    objectivity (direct)
    More factual

    E.g.
    Passive: Instruction will be given
    to you by the doctor.
    Active: The doctor will give you
    the instructions

    PASSIVE VOICE
    Useful when the user doesnt
    need to name the doer of the
    action in the sentence
    Sensitive situations that require
    tact and diplomacy may dictate
    the use of passive voice

    This morning at 10:00


    am
    At 10:00 am
    Small in size
    Small
    Of great importance
    Important
    Call up on the plane
    Call up
    At the present time
    Now
    Personal friend
    Friend
    Attached hereto
    Attached
    Duties &
    responsibilities
    Duties
    responsibilities
    Destroyed by fire
    burned
    Rise up
    rise
    In this day and age
    Today

    Clarity
    Organized clearly; no
    hedging words (seems, like.
    somehow, more or less)
    Impartiality
    Take sides
    Formality

    E.g. Active: The engineers created


    the defective plane parts
    Active: The plane parts were
    created defectively.

    FORMAL
    Opportunity
    Deficiency
    Therefre

    What are the significant features


    of language in research?

    Intermittently

    Brevity
    Direct to the point; not
    beating around the bush;
    brief/short
    E.g.

    Immediately
    State/inform
    Repeatedly
    Obtained
    Complete
    Fortunate
    Responsible

    INFORMAL
    Chance
    Lack
    So
    On and off/ now
    & then
    At once
    Tell
    Again & again
    Get
    Whole
    Lucky
    In charge
    3

    ENGLISH III: ASPECTS OF ACADEMIC WRITING


    MANECLANG, WENN JOYRENZ U.

    Accuracy
    Correct or proper
    Use of passive/ active voice
    Free from colloquial words and
    jargons ( in certain conditions)
    Non-usage of acronyms,
    abbreviations & contractions

    Eliminating Informal words/


    expressions

    Informal: After 6 months, the


    dieter is behaving according to
    all twenty-six goals and she has
    achieved a big reduction in
    sugar intake
    Formal: After 6 months, the
    dieter is behaving according to
    all twenty-six goals and she has
    achieved a considerate
    reduction in sugar consumption.

    2NUR-6

    Informal: Modern houses have


    so many labor-saving things
    that it is difficult for the person
    at home.
    Formal: Modern houses have
    so many labor-saving devices
    that it is difficult for the person
    at home.
    Informal: Adequate exercise by
    doing chores, cooking and
    looking after the family.
    Formal: Adequate exercise by
    doing routines, cooking and
    taking care of the family.
    Doesnt lie lies not
    Looked into investigated
    Carry out conduct

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