Q3 - 2 - Academic Language Used From Various Disciplines

Academic Language
used from Various

Disciplines
Review of the previous
lesson and checking of the
assignment
1. What is the difference between an
Academic Text and a Fictional Text or
Narrative Text?
2. What are the different text types?
3. What are some examples of soft and hard
Sciences?
4. What are the different Register Types?
5. Why is Academic Language Important?
Next: Lesson Proper
Direction: Read the passages
below. Then, identify whether each
passage can be an academic text or
non-academic text. Write A if it is
academic and N if it is non -
academic.
1. Some educators suggest that
the distinction between
conversational and academic
language is somewhat arbitrary
and that it is the situation,
community, or context that is
either predominantly social or
academic.
2. The current study showed that
COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
affected the academic
performance of most participants
with varying degrees.
3. In his reverie he remembers
how nature marked the season it
happened.
4. I believe they are the first and
last and the closest things I have
to say about my own life.
5.The current study showed that
the most popular device that
students used to access the
online materials was the smart
phone followed by laptop, while
the least used tool was the
personal computer.
Direction: Read and answer the
questions below. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of
paper.
1.What is the easiest writing assignment
you have done so far?
2.How about the most difficult writing
assignment you have done?
3.Based on your answer, what do you
think is academic writing and its
differences from other kinds of writing?
Nature and Characteristics
of an Academic Text
Academic text
•It is a written language that

provides information,
which contain ideas and
concepts that are related to
the particular discipline.
Academic text
•Essay, Research Paper, Report,

Project, Article, Thesis, and
Dissertation are considered as
academic texts.
Structure
•The basic structure that is used by
an academic text consists of three
(3) parts introduction, body, and
conclusion which is formal and
logical.
•This kind of structure 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
Tone
•This refers to the attitude
conveyed in a piece of writing.
The arguments of others are
fairly presented and with an
appropriate narrative tone.
•When presenting a position or
argument that disagrees with
one’s perspectives, describe
the argument accurately
without loaded or biased
language.
Examples of Biased Language & Alternatives
Language
•It is important to use unambiguous
language. Clear topic sentences
enable a reader to follow your line
of thinking without difficulty.
• Examples of Ambiguity in Language and Literatur
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Language…
•Formal language and the third person
point- of-view should be used. Technical
language appropriate to area of study
may also be used,
•however, it does not mean using “big
words” just for the sake of doing so.
Citation
•Citing sources in the body of
the paper and providing a list
of references as either
footnotes or endnotes is a very
important aspect of an
academic text.
Citation…
•It is essential to always
acknowledge the source of any
ideas, research findings, data, or
quoted text that have been used
in a paper as a defense against
allegations of plagiarism.
Complexity
•An academic text addresses
complex issues that require
higher-order thinking skills to
comprehend.
Evidence-based Arguments
•What is valued in an academic text is

that opinions are based on a sound
understanding
of the pertinent body of knowledge and
academic debates that exist within, and
often
external to a specific discipline.
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.
• How to Write a Thesis-driven Research Paper | DEAN'S BOOK w
/ Prof. CONNIE GRIFFIN (umass.edu)
Features of Academic Texts
1. Complex
- Written language has no longer words, it is
lexically more varied vocabulary.
- Written texts are shorter and the language
has more grammatical complexity, including
more subordinate clauses and more passives
Subordinate Clause: Simple Rules You Need to Know | Grammarly
Passive Sentence: Explanation and Examples (grammar-monster.c

2. Formal
-Should avoid colloquial words

and expressions.
- Colloquialism - Examples and Definition of C
olloquialism (literarydevices.net)
3. Precise
- Facts are given accurately

and precisely.
4. Objective
- has fewer words that emphasize
on the information you want to
give and the arguments you want
to make
- mostly use nouns (adjectives),
rather than verbs (adverbs)
5. Explicit
- It is the responsibility of the

writer in English to make it
clear to the reader how
the various parts of the text are
related
6. Accurate
- Uses vocabulary accurately

- Most subjects have words with
narrow specific meanings.
7. Hedging
- It is necessary to make decisions

about your stance on a particular
subject, or the strength of the
claims you are making.
8. Responsible
- You must be responsible for

and must be able to provide
evidence and justification for
any claims you make.
9. Organize
- Well-organized.
- It flows easily from one
section to the next in a logical
fashion.
10. Plan
- Well-planned.
- It usually takes place after
research and evaluation,
according to specific purpose
and plan.
Purposes in Reading an
Academic Text
1. To locate a main idea;
2. To scan for information;
3. To identify gaps in existing studies;
4. To connect new ideas to existing ones;
5. To gain more pieces of information;
6. To support a particular writing
assignment; and,
7. To deeply understand an existing
idea.
Factors to Consider in
Writing Academic Text
•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; and,
Academic Language
•…is the language needed by students
to do the work in schools.
•It includes, for example, discipline-
specific vocabulary, grammar and
punctuation, and applications of
rhetorical conventions and devices
that are typical for a content area
(e.g., essays, lab reports, discussions
of a controversial issue.)
Social Language
•is the set of vocabulary that
allows us to communicate with
others in the context of regular
daily conversations.
Characteristics of
Academic Language
A. Formal
- It should not sound conversational or
casual. Colloquial, idiomatic, slang or
journalistic expressions should particularly be
avoided.
Examples:
Use… Instead…
Consider, monitor Look at
Revise, review Go over
Solve, repair, amend Fix
B. Objective
- This means it is unbiased. It
should be based on facts and
evidence and are not influenced
by personal feelings.
C. Impersonal
-This involves avoiding the
personal pronouns ‘I’ and ‘we’.
For example, instead of writing
‘I will show’, you might write
‘this report will show’.
-The second person, ‘you’, is also
to be avoided.
Application
Refer to your activity
sheets.
Answers
II. A.
II. B.
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Academic Language

used from Various

•It is a written language that

•Essay, Research Paper, Report,

•What is valued in an academic text is

Passive Sentence: Explanation and Examples (grammar-monster.c

-Should avoid colloquial words

- Facts are given accurately

- It is the responsibility of the

- Uses vocabulary accurately

- It is necessary to make decisions

- You must be responsible for

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