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This document provides a self-learning module on distinguishing the features of academic writing. It begins by outlining the expectations and objectives of the module, which are to define academic writing, distinguish its features, and differentiate academic and non-academic sentences. It then reviews the key features of academic writing, including responsibility, complexity, objectivity, and formality. Several activities are included to practice applying these features, such as identifying academic and non-academic examples and highlighting features in sentences. The document concludes by emphasizing the importance of understanding academic writing styles and rules.

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Self-Learning Modules - English-7-Q4-M1

This document provides a self-learning module on distinguishing the features of academic writing. It begins by outlining the expectations and objectives of the module, which are to define academic writing, distinguish its features, and differentiate academic and non-academic sentences. It then reviews the key features of academic writing, including responsibility, complexity, objectivity, and formality. Several activities are included to practice applying these features, such as identifying academic and non-academic examples and highlighting features in sentences. The document concludes by emphasizing the importance of understanding academic writing styles and rules.

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English 7

Quarter 4

Self -Learning Module 2


Distinguishing Features of Academic
Writing

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EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 7. All the


activities provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand:
Distinguishing Features of Academic Writing.

Specifically, after going through this learning module, you are


expected to:

1. Define academic writing;


2. Distinguish features of academic writing;
3. Differentiate sentences of academic writing from non-
academic writing.

PRETEST

Check the given statement if it is a feature of academic writing.


________1. You should emphasize your personal opinion as much as you
can. ________2. You should avoid using subordinate clause.
________3. You should justify your position and provide evidence for the
claims you make.
________4. You should try to contract all auxiliary verbs like don’t.
________5. You should use more varied vocabulary.

RECAP

Academic writing is the production of documents that serve as the


permanent record of your academic work.
Academic Writing uses words which are formal, standard and impersonal.
Persuasive and informative essays, and research papers are examples of
academic writing.

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LESSON

Many students claim that it’s hard to write, especially if you are asked to
write academically. One should remember that writing is a skill not art. Like
any other skill, writing should be learned before one can hope to write well.
Let us see how well you can write academically.
Academic Writing is the type of writing students are expected to produce in
response to content they learn about in an academic setting such as school.
Since it’s pandemic, we are making our homes into an academic setting.
Understanding academic writing will be easy if you know the distinctive
features. These are complexity, responsibility, formality, objectivity,
explicitness, accuracy, hedging (or cautious language). But some of you are
not familiar with these features.
Let us focus on the Four Key Features of Academic Writing.

1. Responsibility: Academic writing should be treated with


responsibility. Everything stated should be accompanied by proofs
and justifications and no assumptions are allowed. Sources should
also be mentioned. --Bishara Adam
Let us take this example.
Non-academic: According to some research, the level of
motivation to succeed depends not only on factors in the home but
also peer influence.
Academic: Brown (2003) concludes that the level of motivation
to succeed depends not only on factors in the home but also peer
influence.
It is clearly stated that Brown (2003) is the source of the information.

2. Complexity: The language is relatively more complex and has longer


words with a more varied vocabulary and a grammatical complexity.
The author may use noun-based phrases, employ subordinate clauses
and/or passive structures.
Look at this example.
Non-academic: You can control trains this way to make sure
the trains run more safely, no matter how bad the weather gets.
Academic: The use of this method of control unquestionably leads to
safer train running in the most adverse weather conditions.
Using the word safer instead of more safely is more complex.
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The use of longer words such as unquestionably and a noun-
based phrase is used in the statement.

3. Objectivity: Written language is in general objective rather than


personal. It has fewer words that refer to the writer or the reader. The
main emphasis should be on the information that you want to give
and the arguments that you want to make, rather than the writer
getting involved in a personal manner.
Check on this statement.
Non-academic: I completed the experiment as I was told to.
Academic: The experiment was completed as instructed.
To achieve a proper of objectivity of an academic text, the writer is to
make little reference to him/herself, emphasizing the facts or evidence
instead, thus avoiding personal bias. Self-mention is supposed to be
undesirable.
What makes an academic writing formal?
4. Formality: Academic writing is relatively formal. It does not include
colloquial expression that we consider natural in daily dialogues we
have with friends or colleagues.
Non-academic: Researchers looked at the way strain builds up
around a fault.
Academic: Researchers observed the way strain builds up
around a fault.
In this statement, the word observed is relatively formal than looked.
By formality, we understand utilizing a proper register of academic
writing, colloquialisms, overly idiomatic language, slang, contractions.
Avoid informal adjectives, idioms, personal pronouns colloquial
expressions and informal verbs.

ACTIVITIES

Activity 1
Write A for Academic and NA for Non-Academic.
_______1. The reasons for this lockdown will be described in the essay.
_______2. You can buy mask in the drugstores anywhere.

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_______3. People must wash hands often and disinfect frequently touched
surfaces.
_______4. I believe it is dangerous to go out nowadays because of the virus.
_______5. A lot of people are asking everyone to listen for instructions from
local government about staying home.
Activity 2
To what feature of academic writing does each statement fall? Choose the
letter of the correct answer.

A. Objectivity B. Complexity C. Formality D. Responsibility


_______1. You should use more varied vocabulary.
_______2. You should place the main emphasis on the information.
_______3. You should avoid colloquial language.
_______4. You should demonstrate your understanding of the source
material.
_______5. You should avoid slang words.
Activity 3
In each pair of sentences, copy the sentence that carries-out the features of
academic writing.

1. a. You should obey your parents and be respectful of them.


b. Young people should obey their parents and be respectful of them.

2. a. Although many people find risky sports enjoyable, they might pose a
risk to human health.
b. Many people enjoy risky sports, but they can be very dangerous.

3. a. We couldn’t find out why the body temperature of a corona virus


patient went up quickly.
b. The rapid increase of the patient’s body temperature is not
explainable.

4. a. It is possible to get rid of this pandemic by simply staying at home.


b. Staying at home simply ends the pandemic.

5. a. You can buy mask in the drugstores.


b. Mask can be purchased in the drugstores.

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WRAP -UP

To wrap up everything that we have talked about in this lesson, do this


activity.
These sentences contain features of academic writing, highlight them in the
sentences. Use yellow for formality, green for responsibility, light blue for
complexity and pink for objectivity.

1. Keeping distance from others is especially important for people who are at
higher risk of getting sick.

2. Global Partnership for Education is supporting the country to ensure


learning continues while building resilience for future crises.

3. Corona virus has prompted millions of people to get back on their


bicycles.

VA LUING

It is important to know that academic writing is not the same with other
writing. It has its own style and rules. Like our situation in the new normal,
it is challenging. But following the rules, will make academic writing and our
life easier.

POSTTEST

Are the following features of each academic writing True or False? Write
your answers on the spaces provided.

________1. You should always use the first person.


________2. Shorter words are preferable to longer words
________3. You should use one-word verbs.
________4. You should cite the sources you use properly.
________5. You should use more idioms.

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Agreement
Rewrite the following sentences, improving them on the features of academic
writing.

1. The prospects for the business in these trying times are pretty bad.

___________________________________________________________________________

2. I think staying on public places now a days should be forbidden.

___________________________________________________________________________

KEY TO CORRECTION

5 .B 5 .Formality 5 .A 5.√

.Responsibility 4 .B 4 .NA 4 4 .

3 .B 3 .Formality 3 .A 3 .√

2 .A 2 .Objectivity 2 .NA 2 . √

1 .B 1 .Complexity 1. A 1 .
Activity 3 Activity 2 Activity 1 Pretest

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