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nature and characteristics of text

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Lesson 3: NATURE AND of thinking without

CHARACTERISTICS OF ACADEMIC difficulty


TEXT
(3rd person pov: author narrating a
What is academic text? story about the characters referring
- a reading material that provides by name or using pronouns he, she,
and they)
information which include concepts and
theories that are related to the specific
Citation
field.
• quoted text that have been
Examples: research paper, thesis, essay,
used in paper as defense
reports, academic journal, etc.
against allegations of
plagiarism
NATURE OF ACADEMIC TEXT
(Plagiarism is the same as copyright
• Structure violation under R.A 10175)
• Tone
Complexity
• Language
• Citation • addresses complex issues
• Complexity that require higher-order
• Evidence-Based Arguments thinking skills to
comprehend
Structure
(complexity meaning breaking it into
• formal and logical smaller, manageable parts to easily
(Introduction, Body, understand)
Conclusion or IMRAD
Structure) Evidence-Based Arguments
Tone • are logical arguments that
• refers to the attitude rely on empirical evidence
conveyed in a piece of to support their claims
writing
(evidence-based: presenting facts or
• arguments of others are
data, reliance on scientific research,
fairly presented and with
avoids subjective opinions and
appropriate narrative tone personal beliefs)

(tone example: formal (for


professional use like writing to a ACADEMIC LANGUAGE
professor), informal (to friends or
family), worried tone (communicates • refers to the oral, written,
feelings of anxiousness), etc.) auditory, and visual
language proficiency
Language required to learn effectively
in schools and academic
• formal language and third- programs.
person point of view
• clear topic sentences enable
a reader to follow your line
DIFFERENCE OF ACADEMIC sounds (cup of tea - something one
LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL likes))
LANGUAGE
ACADEMIC LANGUAGE Impersonal

• the vocabulary students or • do not refer to yourself as


adults must learn to succeed the performer of actions.
in the classroom or in the Do not use personal
workplace. pronouns
• variety of words, more Example:
sophisticated
• sentences start with • “It is commonly said that...”
transition words such as, instead of “Many of my
“however,” and “moreover” friends and colleagues say
that...”
• “Research revealed that...”
SOCIAL LANGUAGE instead of “I discovered
• simple, informal language that”
we use when talking face to Precise
face with family members • facts are presented
and friends. accurately
• repetition of words • choice of words are
• use slang appropriate
Example:
CHARACTERISTICS OF ACADEMIC • “85% of the population”
LANGUAGE • “The results are okay
Formal (satisfactory)”

• should not be
conversational and casual. Objective
Avoid colloquial and • it is unbiased, based on
idiomatic expressions, facts and is not influenced
slang, and contractions. by personal feelings
Example: • choice of words is
appropriate
• dig in, cup of tea, dude, Example:
don’t
• “The essay on... is
(colloquial: used in ordinary distressing” instead of “I do
conversation not like the essay”
contraction words: combines two or
more other words in a shortened form (if there is influence by personal
(don't, isn't, doesn't) feelings it becomes subjective)
idioms: phrase that is common in a
language or culture that means
something different from how it

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