EAPP Flashcards
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- ”Writing to impress.”
- Written to demonstrate learning/what you have learned and share knowledge.
ACADEMIC WRITING
REVIEWS, ARTICLES, CONFERENCE PAPER, THESES & DISSERTATIONS
EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC TEXT
these provide evaluation or reviews of works published in scholarly journals.
REVIEWS
a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, or on the internet.
ARTICLES
– these are papers presented in scholastic conferences, and maybe revised as articles for possible publication in scholarly journals.
CONFERENCE PAPER
these are personal researches written by a candidate for a college or university degree.
THESES & DISSERTATIONS
- Also called business writing.
- Written to get things done.
- Written to give clear information and explain what we want or what we want others to do.
- “Writing to do.”
PROFESSIONAL WRITING
SIMILARITIES OF ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL TEXT
THE USE OF LANGUAGE
THE USE OF WRITING STRUCTURES
THEY BOTH FOLLOW STANDARD WRITING CONVENTIONS IN CAPITALIZATION, PUNCTUATION AND FORMATTING
is certainly an important element in both kinds of writing. When it comes to Professional and Academic writing, you will need to work on cleaning up the language that you are using. Often, when we write, we use jargon or less formal types of language.
You should avoid using slang terms, jargon, and contractions in your academic and business writing.
THE USE OF LANGUAGE
when you are writing professional or academic pieces, you have to follow a certain format. The formats depend on what type of writing you are doing under the categories of business and academic writing.
For example, a press release has a specific structure to be followed. You may not use the free-form style. Make sure that you know what format you should follow in writing for school or for business.
THE USE OF WRITING STRUCTURES
these might seem like very small details that may be neglected, but failure to observe these writing rules could greatly impact the credibility of the writer.
If the readers see that there are many mechanical errors in your writing, you might get dismissed as a poor writer – and thus, a poor thinker.
THEY BOTH FOLLOW STANDARD WRITING CONVENTIONS IN CAPITALIZATION, PUNCTUATION AND FORMATTING
PURPOSE IN READING ACADEMIC TEXT
To LOCATE a main idea. To SCAN for information. To IDENTIFY GAPS in existing studies. To CONNECT new ideas to existing ones. To GAIN more pieces of information To SUPPORT a particular writing assignment. To DEEPLY UNDERSTAND an existing idea.
is an important feature of academic writing. A well-structured text enables the reader to follow the argument and navigate the text. In academic writing a clear structure and a logical flow are imperative to a cohesive text.
STRUCTURE
THE 3 TYPE IN ESSAY
INTRODUCTION
BODY
CONCLUSION
TIPS IN READING
- You have to set your personal goals in reading.
- Habit grouping.
- You do it in the morning.
- Eliminate distractions.
- Track your reading.
- Try your best to find ways to understand what you’re reading
- Be accountable to your reading/ find an accountability partner.
BEFORE YOU READ/PRE-READING (1)
- Determine what type of academic text (article, review, thesis, etc.) you will be reading.
BEFORE YOU READ/PRE-READING (2)
- Ask yourself why you need to read a piece of text.
BEFORE YOU READ/PRE-READING (3)
- Identify the author’s purpose for writing the material
BEFORE YOU READ/PRE-READING (4)
- Determine the target audience.
BEFORE YOU READ/PRE-READING (5)
- Check the publication date for relevance.
WHILE READING (1)
Try to evaluate the text if it possibly leads to the information you need.
WHILE READING (2)
- Use a highlighter to mark important information or main ideas.
AFTER READING/POST-READING (1)
- Reflect on what you learned.
is a tool used in facilitating learning through reading. It stands for Know-Wonder-Learn.
It may seem a very elementary technique in preparing yourself for reading, but when done properly, it helps your organize your thoughts around a certain topic.
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