DAILY LESSON

LOG
IN
ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

Prepared by: LIZA N. TALAUE

 DAILY LESSON
LOG
IN
EAPP
(English For Academic and Professional Purposes)

Prepared by: LIZA N. TALAUE

Structure and Features of Academic Text
1. English for Academic Purposes
2. EAP focuses instruction on skills required to
perform in an English-speaking academic context
across core subject areas generally encountered in
a university setting
3. Structure of academic texts three-part essay
structure the reader is introduced to the topic that
will be discussed and to the argument that will be
presented the discussion/analysis is carried out
and the results are presented the argument is
summed up and conclusions are drawn
4. introduction to provide the reader with a clear
idea of the focus and aim of the text the topic of
the essay/article will be presented in the
introduction, often accompanied by a thesis
statement (the claim that the writer wishes to make)
5. introduction provides the context/background of
the argument introduces the theoretical
perspectives, terminology, etc. that will be used
explains how the writing will be organised
6. Body where the essay's (or article's) argument,
ideas and results are developed and discussed
7. conclusion should not contain any new facts or
ideas, but rather function as a brief restatement of
the main arguments and facts that have been
treated in the essay
8. Academic Writing process that starts with:
Posing a question Problematizing a concept
Evaluating an opinion Answering the
question/questions posed or Clarifying the
problem or Arguing for a stand
9. Purposes to inform to argue a specific point
to persuade
10. Features of Academic Texts
11. COMPLEX Written language has longer words, it
is lexically more dense and it has a more varied
vocabulary. Written texts are shorter and the
language has more grammatical complexity,
including more subordinate clauses and more
passives.
12. FORMAL should avoid colloquial words and
expressions
13. PRECISE Facts are given accurately and
precisely
14. OBJECTIVE objective rather than personal has
fewer words that refer to the writer or the reader
 main emphasis should be on the information that
you want to give and the arguments you want to
make, rather than you
15. EXPLICIT it is the responsibility of the writer in
English to make it clear to the reader how the
various parts of the text are related
16. ACCURATE uses vocabulary accurately most
subjects have words with narrow specific meanings
17. HEDGING it is necessary to make decisions
about your stance on a particular subject, or the
strength of the claims you are making
18. RESPONSIBLE you must be responsible for, and
must be able to provide evidence and justification
for, any claims you make. You are also responsible
for demonstrating an understanding of any source
texts you use