English for Academic and Professional Purposes Q1_Lesson 1
Introduction to English for Academic and Professional Purposes English for Academic and Professional Purposes (EAPP) is a course designed to help you become a strong communicator in two key areas: academics and your future career.
READING Reading is a lifelong skill that can enhance your communication skills, both in oral and written forms . It is the process of perusing and inferring meaning from written text, which promotes mental fitness by improving focus, challenging comprehension, and enhancing memory .
READING It helps expand knowledge by widening your vocabulary , sharpening your analytical skills , and encouraging your critical thinking . It also helps in building a healthy self-image and cultivating your capacity to foster connection with other people , ultimately leading to a vast, fruitful personal and professional relationship
Why do we read? To develop a broad background To m ake connection To create motivation and interest To build a good vocabulary For pleasure and enjoyment
Benefits of Reading Expose readers to accurate spelling and correct forms of writing Shows readers how to write more complex sentences Invites readers to be more experimental in their own writing 4. It allows readers to hear the thoughts of others
READING STRATEGIES Previewing – getting the overview of a text without fully reading its body . This could be done by checking for headlines and titles contained in a work, getting a glimpse on how its contents are organized , quickly looking at end-of-chapter question or activities summaries, or at the materials foreword and afterword
READING STRATEGIES When to use: Before starting a detailed reading to understand the structure and main points of the text
READING STRATEGIES Scanning – involves rapid reading , but it is done to find particular information in mind before reading . When to use it: When you're looking for specific answers to questions, like on a homework assignment or during research for a project. For instance, when you want to know the definition of an important word used in a textbook, you quickly direct your eyes to the keyword on the page it appears in without reading the whole page or paragraph.
READING STRATEGIES Skimming – refers to quickly reading the text, so you get an idea of what it is about. Compared with previewing, skimming involves quickly reading the actual text and picking up ideas from paragraphs, without going too heavy on details . When to use it: When you need to quickly understand the main points of a text, like when reviewing a textbook chapter before class or looking through an article to see if it's relevant to your research.
READING STRATEGIES Detailed reading- It pertains to the careful perusal, analysis, and interpretation of a text . Though time-consuming and requiring more effort, this strategy is deemed most appropriate in holistically determining the contents of a written material and in fully understanding its meanings. When to use it: When studying for exams, writing detailed reports or essays, or when you need to critically analyze and understand a piece of writing deeply.
READING STRATEGIES Purpose: To understand and remember the content thoroughly.
Finding the main Thesis/Idea of a text Another technique in understanding texts well is to look for the main thesis /ideas. The main thesis/idea of a text is the central concept around which details center.
Vocabulary Building Academic and professional writing often requires specific vocabulary to communicate a message in an objective and formal manner . As such, you need to build up your Vocabulary to help read and write academic and professional text more easily .
Context Clues Context clues are hints about the meaning of an unfamiliar word. These context clues are found in the sentence or paragraph containing the unfamiliar word and may appear before, after, or close to it.
Context Clues At times, context clues appear as definitions or descriptions of the unfamiliar word and are set off by commas, dashes, or parentheses . Phrases such as which is , that is, could also imply hinted meaning . Ex. Emancipation , that is the liberation from certain forces like politics or social class , is an indicator of development.
Context Clues At times, context clues appear as definitions or descriptions of the unfamiliar word and are set off by commas, dashes, or parentheses. Phrases such as which is, that is, could also imply hinted meaning. Ex. Pear are made by a distinct group of saltwater and freshwater mollusks, such as conchs, oyster mussels, and claims.
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Differentiating Academic-Text and Non-Academic Texts Types of Academic Text and Non-academic Texts Factors that Shape Academic Writing
Academic Text Written by experts or professionals in a given field Well-edited and often take years to publish Uses formal language Contains words and terms specific to the field(jargon)
Academic Text Contains a list of sources or references The main goal is to advance human understanding in a particular discipline Can be challenging for novice/beginner readers Informative , argumentative, or objective in nature
Academic Text Examples: School books and textbooks Journal articles Research proposal Some newspapers and magazine articles Thesis and dissertation
Types of Academic Text To provides facts and information Identify, report, record, summaries and define Descriptive
Types of Academic Text Requires you to re-organize the facts and information you describe into categories, groups, parts, types or relationships. Analyze , compare, contrast, relate, examine Analytical
Types of Academic Text Persuasive Includes, argument, recommendation, interpretation, or evaluation of the work of others of your own point of view. Needs to be supported by evidence Argue, evidence, Discuss, take a position
Types of Academic Text Require you to consider at least two points of view including your own Critique, debate, disagree, and evaluate Critical
Written for the mass public Published quickly and can be written by anyone Uses informal and more conversational language An author may be unknown Usually delivers simple and basic information It can be read and easily understood by any kind of reader Personal, emotional, impressionistic, or subjective in nature Non-Academic Text
Non-Academic Text Examples: Blog posts Fiction books Letters Personal journals and diaries
Personal Emotional Impressionistic Subjective in nature Informal Qualities of Non-Academic Text
Difference in Purpose To inform the readers Teach facts with solid evidence Academic Text To entertain the readers To express personal opinion Non-Academic Text
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