Eapp Week 2

ACADEMIC
LANGUAGE
English for Academic and Professional Purposes
Directions:
Read each statement carefully
and identify whether each
statement is true or false. If Recall!
the statement is true, you
will stand but if it is false
you will raise your hand.
Slangs and colloquialisms
are used in academic texts.
FALSE
Academic texts can use first person
point-of-view and include one’s
emotional attachment to the topic.
FALSE
Both academic and non-academic
texts employ the use of informal
language.
FALSE
Both academic and non-
academic texts can be used to
inform.
TRUE
FIT IN RIGHT!
Categorize the following words if it is academic or social language.
Students talking to their
friends
however
Informal face to face Conversation at home

conversation
cool Repetition of words

guy Repetition of words
What is social
language?
is the simple, informal language we use when
talking face to face with family members and
friends. It allows us to use contemporary or
slang terms like “cool,” “awesome,” or “dude.”
What is academic
language?
It is also the language used in

classroom lessons, books, tests, and
assignments. It is the language that
students are expected to learn and
achieve fluency in
What is academic
language?
is different from everyday social language. It is the

vocabulary students or adults must learn to succeed
in the classroom or in the workplace. We use
academic language to describe and comprehend
complex ideas, process higher-order thinking, and
understand abstract concepts.
What is academic
language?
Academic language is what students read in

textbooks and on tests and what they hear during
instruction in the classroom. Students with limited
or low academic language skills are more than likely
to have low academic performance in classroom
settings.
Characteristics of
academic language
Formal: It should not be conversational and

casual. Avoid colloquial and idiomatic
expressions, slang, and contractions. dig in, cup
of tea, dude, don’t
Characteristics of
academic language
Impersonal: Do not refer to yourself as the

performer of actions. Do not use personal pronouns.
For example: “It is commonly said that”… instead of
“Many of my friends and colleagues say that…”“Research
revealed that…” instead of “I discovered that”
Characteristics of
academic language
Precise: The facts are presented

accurately. The choice of words are
appropriate. The use of technical terms to
achieve precision is applied.
Characteristics of
academic language
Precise: The facts are presented accurately. The choice

of words are appropriate. The use of technical terms to
achieve precision is applied. For example: “85% of the
population”, “The results are okay (satisfactory).”,
asphyxiation (medical term)
Characteristics of
academic language
Objective:
It is unbiased, based on facts and is not influenced by personal feelings.
For example: “The essay on… is distressing.” instead of “I do not like
the essay”
TEXT EVALUATION
Using the criteria, evaluate the Language
of the following sample of academic
texts from various disciplines.
A.This essay intends to investigate whether
there is a causal relationship between music
listened to and the mood of individuals.
Additionally, it will seek to explore whether
this relationship is used in advertising to
encourage people to spend money.
B. As a student, I want to understand how Multiple
Intelligences Theory affect students’ learning. For
example, I learn better when I listen to music while
my circle of friends learn best when they discuss the
lesson together. I believe that all of us are unique. We
have our own ways to excel in school. That’s why I
want to conduct a study on this particular matter.
C. This essay on how the lyrics of hip-hop developed
as a form of protest against a society segregating the
working classes based on the premise of the music
having a distinct and energizing rhythm that really
inspires people to move, thereby reaching out to
audiences who wouldn’t normally believe in protest,
let alone speak out in public. Thus, the music becomes
a vehicle for words of protest that can and indeed have
changed the world.
D. This essay is focused on investigating the photo
tactic responses of three different species of fish that
occupy different areas of an aquarium: danios (Danio
rerio), which group near the surface of the water, black
skirt tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi), which swim in
the middle of the tank, and kuhli loach (Pangio kuhlii),
which swim near the bottom of tank. It is anticipated
that they will respond differently to light according to
their niche with the tank.
E. The researcher found out that the male population has a
higher chance of being hired compared to the females.
Eighty percent of the employers stated that since females
are privileged with maternity leave, they leave their work
for some time resulting to a decline on the overall
production of the company. I think this is very judgmental
on the part of the employers. It goes against the Women
Empowerment Movement. I strongly urged the employers
to rethink their choices because women are great workers.
TIME TO VOTE
CHOOSE THE BEST IDEA
AS A SOLUTION
VOTE!
06 CONCLUSION
If the audience has answered the basic questions earlier, we

can develop these answers into follow-up questions that will
lead you to ideas and solutions to existing problems.
THANK YOU
I hope you can get useful knowledge from this presentation.
Good luck !

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ACADEMIC

Informal face to face Conversation at home

cool Repetition of words

It is also the language used in

is different from everyday social language. It is the

Academic language is what students read in

Formal: It should not be conversational and

Impersonal: Do not refer to yourself as the

Precise: The facts are presented

Precise: The facts are presented accurately. The choice

If the audience has answered the basic questions earlier, we

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