Download English for Academic and Professional Purposes and more Study notes English in PDF only on Docsity! Annabelia N. Urbano 12 STEM - Analytic English for Academic and Professional Purposes Quarter 1 — Module 1: Reading Academic Texts What I Know TestI Characteristics Academic Text Non-Academic Text Audience Scholarly audience Public Purpose To inform/or validate data | To entertain Structure Introduction-Body- No fixed structure Conclusion Language Formal Contains slang and colloquialisms Style Objective Subjective Source of content Related literature Everyday Events Examples Research papers, Reports | Diaries, Informal essays Test II lf 2.d 3. e 4b 5. ¢ Test III The night sky occasionally glows with bands of color, which can be yellow, pink, green, violet, blue, or red. These lights are called the Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights. Scientists have been studying them for hundreds of years, but they still don't know what causes them. Lesson 1: Academic Language used from Various Disciplines What’s In A. RwN rPZZz>> 5. What I Can Do Test I Characteristics of Academic Language Does the text use a formal language? (Yes/No) Yes Yes Yes Yes Is the language impersonal? (Yes/No) Yes Yes Yes Yes Are the choice of words appropriate for an academic text? (Yes/No) Yes Yes Yes Yes Does the text use technical terms? (If yes, write 1 term found in the text./No) Yes Casual Relationship Yes Casual Relationship Yes Casual Relationship Yes Photo tactic Yes Photo tactic Is the academic text objective? (Yes/If No, write 2 phrases that indicate Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes