Eapp Week1 2

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
NATURE OF WRITING
ANGELES CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - SHS

At the end of the lesson, learners are expected to:
a.define writing;
b.value the importance of writing in their
daily lives by sharing their experiences
orally; and
c.write a personal concept of writing
through a reflection paper.
Answer the following questions:
1.What is the easiest writing
assignment you have done so far?
2.How about the most difficult writing
assignment you have done?
3.What do you think made the writing
assignment difficult or easy?
Writing
• According to Nunan (2003), writing is the
mental work of inventing ideas, thinking
about how to express them, and
organizing them into statements and
paragraphs that will be clear to a reader.
Writing
• Writing is a thinking process. (Brown,
2001)
• It is the process of using symbols to
communicate thoughts and ideas in a
readable form. (EnglishClub Journal)
Purposes of Writing
• To inform
• To persuade
• To express
• To be creative
Importance of Writing
• Writing expresses who you are as a person.
• Writing fosters your ability to explain a
complex position to readers and to
yourself.
• Writing enhances your critical thinking
skills.
Importance of Writing
• Writing fosters our ability to explain
and refine our ideas to others and
ourselves.
• Writing equips us with communication
and thinking skills.
Based on the presented definitions

and importance of writing, how
would you define it in your own
concept?

Direction: Formulate a personal concept of the academic
writing, its importance, and its purposes through a
reflection paper.
The reflection paper should contain the following

elements:
1. What are the key concepts that were shared during the
class?
2. What is your personal definition of writing?
3. What did you realize after the class?
4. Why is it important to know the different purposes and
importance of writing?
NATURE OF READING

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READING
• It is the process of looking at a
series of written symbols and
getting meaning from them.
(Tarigan, 1997)
READING
• Reading is a fluent process of
combining information from a
text and their own background
knowledge to build meaning.
(Nunan, 2003)
REASONS FOR READING
• Improves brain function
• Reduces stress
• Widens your vocabulary.
• Improves language acquisition
Academic Language used

from
Various Disciplines
ACADEMIC TEXTS

ACADEMIC TEXT
• It is a reading material that provides
information which includes concepts and
theories that are related to the specific
discipline (Scribbr, n.d.).
ACADEMIC TEXT
• Academic texts are critical, objective and
specialized texts that are written by
professionals or experts in a particular field
(Sethmini, 2021).
EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS
• Book reviews • Educational
• Critique papers Reports
• Essays • Research papers
• Journals
NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF

ACADEMIC TEXTS

CHARACTERISTICS ACADEMIC
TEXTS

1. STRUCTURE
• The basic structure that is used by an
academic text is consist of three (3) parts
introduction, body, and conclusion which is
formal and logical.
2. TONE
• Refers to the attitude
conveyed in a piece of
writing.
3. LANGUAGE
• It is important to use
unambiguous language
4. CITATION
• Citing sources in the body of the paper and
providing a list of references as either
footnotes or endnotes is a very important
aspect of an academic text.
5. COMPLEXITY
• An academic text addresses complex
issues that require higher-order thinking
skills to comprehend.
6. EVIDENCE-DRIVEN ARGUMENTS
• What is valued in an academic text is that
opinions are based on a sound understanding of
the pertinent body of knowledge and academic
debates that exist within, and often external to a
specific discipline.
7. THESIS-DRIVEN
• The starting point of an academic text is a particular
perspective, idea or position
• applied to the chosen research problem, such as
establishing, proving, or disproving
• solutions to the questions posed for the topic.
FEATURES OF
ACADEMIC TEXTS

FEATURES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS
• Complex • Objective
• Formal • Accurate
• Concise
1.COMPLEX
• Vocabulary used by the written language is
more varied rather than the one used in
daily conversations.
2. FORMAL
• Written language should avoid
colloquial words and expressions.
3. CONCISE
• Writing with conciseness involves
choosing language that communicates
the intended meaning unambiguously.
4. OBJECTIVE
• Arguments must use impartial
language, which is not personal,
judgmental, or emotive.
5. ACCURATE
• Text shall exhibit careful use of paragraph
and sentence structure and word choice to
describe and analyze your topics
effectively.
STRUCTURES OF
ACADEMIC TEXTS

TEXT STRUCTURES
• Narrative
• Chronological, Process or Sequence
• Cause and Effect
• Problem/Solution
• Compare and Contrast
• Definition or Description
NARRATIVE
Narrates an event/story
with characters, setting,
conflict, point of view, and
plot.
CHRONOLOGICAL, PROCESS, OR SEQUENCE
Present ideas
or events in the
order in which
they happen.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Provide explanations
or reasons for
phenomena.
PROBLEM/SOLUTION
Identify problems and pose
solutions.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Discuss two ideas, events, or
phenomena, showing how
they are different and how
they are similar.
DEFINITION OR DESCRIPTION
Describes a topic by listing
characteristics, features,
attributes, and examples.
ACADEMIC TEXT
VS.
NON-ACADEMIC TEXT

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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

ANGELES CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - SHS

Based on the presented definitions

ANGELES CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - SHS

The reflection paper should contain the following

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Academic Language used

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NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF

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