English for Academic Purposes Program REVIEWER NI MAYOR JEYSI, Study notes of English

Download English for Academic Purposes Program REVIEWER NI MAYOR JEYSI and more Study notes English in PDF only on Docsity! English for Academic Purposes Program REVIEWER NI MAYOR JEYSI / / ACADEMIC WRITING - Technical way of writing Jargon/s - Specific or Technical Terms used in particular field/s. Definition: 1. Denotative - Dictionary - Formal 2. Connatative - Personal - Formal Subject Verb (-s) Singular Singular (+s) (+s) Plural Plural (-s) Example: Mother Washes Mothers Wash  -PREEISION — exactness and accuracy of the data EXPLICITNESS — requires the use of signpost to trace the relationships in a sentence/text. ACCURACY — use of vocabulary and statistics accurately HEDGING — use of cautious language Language used in Hedging: 1.Introductory verbs: * e.g. seem, tend, look like, appear to be, think, believe, doubt, be sure, indicate, suggest 2. Certain lexical verbs * e.g. believe, assume, suggest 3. Certain modal verbs: * e.g. will, must, would, may, might, could 4. Adverbs of frequency * e.g. often, sometimes, usually 5. Modal adverbs * e.g. certainly, definitely, clearly, probably, possibly, perhaps, conceivably, 6. Modal adjectives * e.g. certain, definite, clear, probable, possible 7. Modal nouns * e.g. assumption, possibility, probability 8. That clauses * It could be the case that . ¢ It might be suggested that . * There is every hope that . 9. Phrases * on the whole * more or less RESPONSIBILTY / / — All evidences and justifications are provided to support the claims. ORGANIZATION — ideas are presented in a logical manner MODULE 2: STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC TEXT ACADEMIC TEXTS can be articles, conference papers, reviews and theses/dissertations. How are academic texts typically formed? In general, academic texts are organized with the following characteristics: STRUCTURE IS THE USE OF TRANSITION WORDS OR PHRASES. TEXT STRUCTURES A Order! Sequence: Texts that follow this structure tell the order in which steps in a rocess or series of events occur. Transitions next, first, last, second, another, then, additionally, next, finally, before, preceding and others Example First, read the manual of the device. Second, turn on the device. Then, set the location, time and date. TEXT STRUCTURES B. Comparison/Contrast: Texts that follow this structure tell about the differences and similarities of two or more objects, places, events or ideas by grouping their traits for comparison. Transitions However, unlike, like, by contrast, yet, in comparison, although, whereas, similar to, different from, as opposed to, instead of, as well as. Example Unlike quantitative research, qualitative research uses descriptive data. TEXT STRUCTURES A Description/List: This structure resembles an outline. Each section opens with its main idea, then elaborates on it, sometimes dividing the elaboration into subsections. Transitions For example, for instance, specifically, in particular, in addition, to 4 illustrate, such as, most important, another. Example Filipinos are very appreciative of arts such as plays, paintings, music, and literature. TEXT STRUCTURES B. Cause and Effect: In texts that follow this structure, the reader is told the result of an event or occurrence and the reasons it happened. Transitions Consequently, therefore, as a result, thereby, leads to, because of, in order to, for these reasons, thus, if-then, may be due to. _ | Example Everyone followed health protocols. As a result, the pandemic was gradually eradicated. - TEXT STRUCTURES C.Problem-Solution: This presents a problem and several possible solutions. The author may also describe the pros and cons of each solution. 7 Transitions The problem is, the difficulty is, it is possible to, if-then, one challenge is, therefore. Example The problem that we are facing is the lack of self-discipline of the society. Text structures — The last component of text structures are sentences and paragraphs. TEXT STRUCTURES Comparison / Contrast Order/ Sequence Cause and Effect See toe Cane/tihent Description/ List Problem-Solution \Sources: National Education Association, 2019 and University of Tennessee Center for Literacy Studies, 2019 MODULE 3: SUMMARIZING TECHNIQUES SUMMARY — Is an academic paper that contains a thesis statement/main idea and summarized subordinating points of a text. — Presents the most essential pieces of information in paragraphs following the I- B-C format (Introduction, Body and Conclusion) for academic papers like research abstract, precis, report, synopsis and others. — Outlines the most essential pieces of information for academic paper like resume. In short summary is a concise statement or account of the main points of a text. SUMMARIZING / / — Is defined as a strategy used to identify the thesis statement/main idea and to write a summarized form of subordinating points. — Uses a precise and specific language. SUMMARizing techniques TECHNIQUE 1 Using of TITLE, AUTHOR, OBJECTIVE, THEME, FINDINGS and IMPLICATIONS or CONCLUSIONS. These pieces of information are commonly found in what we call research abstract. TECHNIQUE 2 / / Using of WHAT, WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHY and HOW information of a text. These pieces of information are found summarizing articles like news articles, reports and others. TECHNIQUE 3 Using of orders, steps or procedures and with the help of TRANSITIONAL DEVICES like first, second, then and etc. PARAPHRASING — is employed when borrowing other's idea or text in writing your own paper without directly quoting the source.