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    Academic Text: By: Mg. Jorge Gonza

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    ACADEMIC TEXT

    OVERVIEW

    By: Mg. Jorge Gonza


    DISCOURSE COMMUNITY
    • DISCOURSE COMMUNITY
    • In a way, there are many “Englishes”.
    • For example, written English and spoken English are different: You don’t
    speak as you write and vice versa.
    • Same with setting, topic, and the relationship between speakers. Language
    (grammar and vocabulary) varies.
    • One of theses differences is the “discourse community”
    • Our target Discourse Community is, in general, academically
    educated speakers of English, under their educational system.
    EXPLICIT, LOGIC, CLEAR (NOT
    AMBIGUOUS)
    • CHARACTERISTICS
    • Unlike other types of text, Academic English texts must be
    explicit in terms of IDEAS and FACTS.
    • Accordingly, the message must be clear or unambiguous: every
    reader or listener must understand the message in exactly the
    same way.
    • By contrast, in literature –for example– the ideas may not be
    explicit and may be subject to interpretation. In journalistic
    writing, the writer focuses on the facts rather than on the ideas.
    STRUCTURE AND TYPES

    MESSAGE TYPE MAIN IDEA KEY POINTS FACTS, EVIDENCE


    1. Argument Main Point / Thesis / Reasons
    [main idea] Opinion / Claim
    2. Description Concept Classification; Statistics, reports,
    IDEAS FACTS characteristics records, censuses,
    3. Explanation Unexpected Causes prior research
    [key points] [details & phenomenon / fact (journal articles),
    experiment results,
    examples] 4. Process Purpose / Result Steps (Verbs) surveys, examples

    Rational Empirical 5. Narrative Main event Important


    (history, bio) events
    thinking evidence

    Ideas + Facts = Support

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