UNIT 1

READING ACADEMIC
TEXTS
Presentation Prepared by:
Payas, Hail Angel V.
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this chapter, students should be able to:

1. Identify the nature of academic structures;

2. Determine the features/elements of academic texts and elaborate on

principles governing them;

3. Compare/contrast contexts that support the direction of academic texts

and elaborate on principles governing them;

4. Explain the significance of elements that contribute to an article’s

effectiveness; and

5. Use specific strategies in reading academic texts;

 LESSON DEVELOPMENT
01 Definition of Academic Texts

Types of Academic Texts

02

Forms of Academic Texts

03

Purposes of Reading Academic

Texts
04

Structure of Academic Texts

05

Features of Language Used in

06 Academic Texts
 Academic Texts
Academic texts are
students’ outputs required
by any teachers as part of
their academic
requirements. These texts
may have the purpose to
entertain, inform or
persuade (Dapat, 2018).
 Types of Academic Texts

INFORMATIVE PERSUASIVE entertaining

Used by authors to Nonfiction texts used to It is a text that speaks

provide information convince the reader to for itself. They are
about a particular agree with the author’s designed to entertain,
topic. These can be perspective about the amuse, inspire, and
technical reports like issue. Examples of these spread good vibes
research reports, are position paper and among the readers.
laboratory reports, concept paper among Examples of these are
feasibility reports, case others. anecdotes, personal
study reports, and experiences, and
others. entertainment
speeches.
 FORMS OF ACADEMIC TEXTS

01 02 03 04 05 06 07

Articles Case Reports Reviews Theses and

Textbooks studies
Conference dissertations
papers
 FORMS OF ACADEMIC TEXTS

2. Articles
1. Textbooks
These are written
These are printed and compositions in prose,
bound reading resources usually nonfiction, on a
intended for a course of specific topic, forming an
study. They contain facts independent part of a book
and ideas around a certain or other publication, as a
subject. newspaper or magazine.
These are studies of an A case study analysis
individual unit, as a requires you to
person, family, or social investigate a business
group, usually problem, examine the
emphasizing alternative solutions,
developmental issues and propose the most
and relationships with
the environment.
3. Case studies effective solution
using supporting
evidence.

It should include background

information on the specific topic,
an analysis of the case under
study showing problems or
effective strategies, as well as
recommendations
 4. REPORTS
These are documents containing
information organized in a narrative,
graphic, or tabular form, prepared on ad
hoc, periodic, recurring, regular, or as
required basis. Reports may refer to
specific periods, events, occurrences, or
subjects, and may be communicated or
presented in oral or written form.
 Theses and
Reviews dissertations
Conference papers
These are These are These are
papers evaluations of researches
presented in works required in the
scholastic published in undergraduate
conferences. scholarly and graduate
journals. schools.
 PURPOSES OF
READING
ACADEMIC
TEXTS
1

To gain more 5
information

2 To acquire ideas
to support a
To better 4 writing
understand an 3
assignment
existing idea To connect ideas
To identify gaps
to existing ones
in existing
studies
1. They follow the IMRaD pattern
2. They are structured to contain
an introduction, body and
conclusion.

STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC TEXTS

 FEATURES OF LANGUAGE USED IN ACADEMIC
WRITING
● 1. FORMALITY
● Academic texts use a formal, professional or businesslike language that is free
from colloquial expressions, informal expressions, popular expressions and
politically incorrect terms. (Billanes, 2019).
● Formality can be achieved through the following ways:
a. Choosing expanded modal forms over contracted forms, such as using cannot
instead of can’t, do not instead of don’t.
b. Choosing one verb form over two-word verbs, such as damage instead of mess up.
● Example:
X- This will cut down the amount of drug required and so the cost of treatment.
 - This will reduce the amount of drug required and so the cost of treatment.
● c. Choosing expanded terms over their abbreviated
equivalents, such as soon as possible instead of ASAP.
● d. Avoiding colloquial/trite/idiomatic expressions,
such as “kind of like”, “as a matter of fact”, “I need to
go to the John.”
● 2. CONCISENESS
● Academic papers should be concise; that is, one should use no more words than
necessary to convey the meaning clearly. (Monash University, n.d.)
● Example 1: For each and every book you purchase, you will receive a free
bookmark.
● Revision: For every book you purchase, you will receive a free bookmark.

● Example 2: Because many of the words in this sentence are basically unnecessary, it
would really be a very good idea to edit somewhat for conciseness.
● Revision: Because many of the words in this sentence are unnecessary, we should
edit it.

● Example 3: If you do not have more than five years of experience, do not call for an
interview if you have not already spoken to human resources.
● Revision: Applicants without more than five years of experience can not the human
resources for an interview.
 2. OBJECTIVITY
• In academic writing, the main emphasis is NOT YOU but the information
you give and the arguments you make.
• Objectivity can be achieved by avoiding the use of personal pronouns
such as you, I, and we.
● They are also free from the writer’s opinion, feelings and biases.

● Example:

○ Don't write: "You can easily forget how different life was 50 years
ago."

○ Write: "It is easy to forget how difficult life was 50 years ago."
● 3. COMPLEXITY
● Academic writings appear complex because they often refer to
abstract ideas. Academic subjects have their own specialized
vocabulary too which students of other subjects may not be familiar
with. (ICOSA,n.d.)
● When writing academic and professional papers, we must use
complex and compound sentences and the use of short, simple
sentences must be avoided. Use strategies for combining sentences
such as the use of coordinating conjunctions.
● 4. SPECIFIC/ACCURATE
● When we say accurate, you need to be careful with the words and
terms you use. Not because two words are considered synonymous,
doesn’t mean that they can be used interchangeably.

○ Choose the correct word, for example, "meeting", "assembly" ,

"gathering" or "conference" or from: "money", "cash", "currency",
"capital" or "funds".
● Use jargons, or terms specific to a particular field, when writing for a
specialized, homogenous audience.
● 5. EXPLICITNESS
● It is the responsibility of the writer in English to make the readers understand
how each part of the text is connected through the use of transitional words.
● Example: He is born into a family, he marries into a family, and he becomes the
husband and father of his own family. In addition, he has a definite place of
origin and more relatives than he knows what to do with, and he receives a
rudimentary education at the Canadian Mission School.
● 6. ANALYTICAL
● Academic papers are also analytical. They demand critical analyses which are
necessary when the writer explains, reasons out, compares and contrasts,
evaluates, concludes, suggests and recommends. (Linnaeus University, n.d.)
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 DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS

MERCURY SATURN MARS VENUS

It’s the closest It’s the ringed one, Despite being red, Venus has a
planet to the Sun composed mostly Mars is actually a beautiful name
and the smallest of hydrogen and cold place. It’s full and is the second
one in our Solar helium of iron oxide dust planet from
System the Sun
Despite being red, Mars is
actually a cold place. It’s full of
iron oxide dust, which gives the
planet its reddish cast

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DID YOU KNOW...?

MERCURY
Mercury is the closest
planet to the Sun

SATURN
Saturn is the ringed
planet and a gas giant

MARS
Despite being red, Mars
is a cold place
 ...and did you know this?

Despite being red, Mars is

actually a cold place. It’s full of
iron oxide dust, which gives the
planet its reddish cast

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Mercury is Despite Venus is the Saturn is the Neptune is

the closest being red, second ringed the farthest
planet to the Mars is a planet from planet and a planet from
Sun cold place the Sun gas giant the Sun
EXERCISE

?
● Mercury is the closest planet to
the Sun, but does its name have
anything to do with the liquid
metal?

● Contrary to popular belief, no.

The truth is that this planet was
named after the Roman
?
messenger god, Mercury
 ASSIGNMENT

Mercury is the closest planet to the

Sun, and Neptune is the farthest one.
Calculate the distance between these
two planets

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