Lesson 1: Introduction to English for Academic and Professional Purposes Prepared by: Ms. Carla B. Espiritu
I. Differentiating Academic and Non Academic Text
W ritten by Professionals in the given field. Academic Text 01 02 03 04 Important tool to pass on knowledge from one to another Well cited and often takes years to publish Uses formal language
Contains words and terms specific to the field (JARGON) Academic Text 05 06 07 08 I t contains list of sources and references M ain goal is to advance human understanding in a particular discipline Challenging for beginner reader
Informative, Argumentative, or objective in nature Academic Text 09 10 P resent arguments in logical order and arrive at conclusion
Examples of Academic Text School books and text books Journal Article Some news Papers Magazine Article Thesis and Dissertation
Written for Mass Public N on Academic Text 01 Published quickly and can be written by any one 02 O ften doesn’t involve research or references 03 U ses informal and conversational language M a y contain Slang Author’s may be unknown 04 05 06
U sually delivers simple and basic information Non Academic Text 07 P ersonal , emotional, empressionistic, or subjective in nature. 08
Blog Post Fiction Books Letters Personal Journals Diaries Examples of Non Academic Text
What is academic writing? Discuss one characteristic of academic writing. Why is it important to learn academic writing? How does academic writing compare to non- academic writing? Guide Questions: