LANGUAGE FEATURES IN ACADEMIC TEXTS.pptx

This PPT is the first module of the English for Academic and Professional Purposes subject.

1. LANGUAGE FEATURES IN ACADEMIC TEXTS Presented by: Ma'am Raya ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES Quarter 1 Week 1 Module

2. LEARNING COMPETENCY CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Ia-c-2: Differentiates language used in academic texts from various disciplines

3. OBJECTIVES At the end of this module, you are expected to: a. Name examples of academic texts; b. Distinguish the hedging expressions in the sentences; and c. Write a synthesis of information from the academic text read.

4. Think of any words that you can relate to the word ACADEMIC

5. Dr. Leila Kanso (2020) defined academic language as follows: 1. The language used in classrooms 2. The language of texts 3. The language of assessments 4. The language of academic success 5. The language of power

6. NON-ACADEMIC TEXTS ACADEMIC VS both can be useful for researchers and students both are required not to plagiarize both may be written with the same goal – persuade, entertain, or inform both may be found in print, periodical, and digital forms

7. has high standards for research and integrity usually written for an educational setting and audience may cite some research but does not contain references may be published in an informal setting are written for mass, public consumption ACADEMIC TEXT NON-ACADEMIC TEXT

8. EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS Academic journal – a periodical publication in which a study relating to an academic discipline is published Conference papers – often both a written document and an oral presentation Reviews – are research, analysis, and critical commentary on credible sources used in a thesis, essay, or any academic paper

9. EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS Theses, Dissertations – documents submitted in support of an application for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings Abstract – a concise summary of a research paper or an entire thesis - highlights key content areas – the study’s purpose, relevance or importance, main findings, and recommendations

10. to better comprehend a prevailing idea to gain more information to identify breaches in current studies or researches GENERAL PURPOSES FOR READING ACADEMIC TEXTS to get the concepts that support a better writing assignment to relate fresh ideas to surviving ones

11. CONTENT AND STYLE OF ACADEMIC TEXTS state critical questions and issues provide facts and evidence from credible sources use precise and accurate words while avoiding jargon and colloquial expressions

12. CONTENT AND STYLE OF ACADEMIC TEXTS take an objective point-of-view and avoid being personal and subjective list references use cautious language to tone down their claims

13. HEDGING IN ACADEMIC WRITING a feature of academic writing that uses linguistic devices to express hesitation or uncertainty as well as to demonstrate politeness and indirectness being careful in one’s statements to differentiate facts from claims

14. to minimize the possibility of another academic opposing the claims that are being made to enable the author to devise a politeness strategy PURPOSES OF USING HEDGE LANGUAGE to conform to the currently accepted style of academic writing idea

15. ENAGO ACADEMY (ENAGO.COM), HEDGING WORDS AND PHRASES ARE GROUPED TO ACHIEVE THESE PURPOSES: Introductory verbs – seem, tend, look like, appear to be, think, believe, doubt, be sure, indicate, suggest Certain lexical verbs – believe, assume, suggest Certain modal verbs – will, must, would, may, might, could

16. ENAGO ACADEMY (ENAGO.COM), HEDGING WORDS AND PHRASES ARE GROUPED TO ACHIEVE THESE PURPOSES: Modal adverbs – possibly, perhaps, conceivably Modal adjectives – certain, definite, clear, probable, possible Modal nouns – assumption, possibility, probability

17. ENAGO ACADEMY (ENAGO.COM), HEDGING WORDS AND PHRASES ARE GROUPED TO ACHIEVE THESE PURPOSES: That clauses – It could be the case that…, it might be suggested that…, there is every hope that… Adverbs of frequency – often, sometimes, usually To-clause + adjective – It may be possible to obtain…, It is important to develop…, It is useful to study…

18. HEDGING EXAMPLES No hedging: Weismann found that polar bears hibernate to conserve the fat in their body. Hedging: Weismann suggested that polar bears hibernate presumably to conserve the fat in their body.

19. HEDGING EXAMPLES 1. It may be said that the commitment to some of the social and economic concepts was less strong than it is now. 2. The lives they chose may seem overly ascetic and self-denying to most women today.

20. Performance Task Write a synthesis of a sample abstract entitled: “Science Poetry: The Allusions To Saudadẽ ”

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