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    The document summarizes the key aspects of academic writing. It discusses that academic writing is formal, structured, and backed by evidence to aid reader understanding. It focuses on presenting ideas precisely while being explicit, accurate, and cautious through hedging and proper sourcing. The document also outlines the common structures of academic texts, including introduction-body-conclusion formatting, formal tone, and use of citations. Finally, it provides examples of text organization patterns and the role of transition words and paragraphs in academic writing.

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    The document summarizes the key aspects of academic writing. It discusses that academic writing is formal, structured, and backed by evidence to aid reader understanding. It focuses on presenting ideas precisely while being explicit, accurate, and cautious through hedging and proper sourcing. The document also outlines the common structures of academic texts, including introduction-body-conclusion formatting, formal tone, and use of citations. Finally, it provides examples of text organization patterns and the role of transition words and paragraphs in academic writing.

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    The document summarizes the key aspects of academic writing. It discusses that academic writing is formal, structured, and backed by evidence to aid reader understanding. It focuses on presenting ideas precisely while being explicit, accurate, and cautious through hedging and proper sourcing. The document also outlines the common structures of academic texts, including introduction-body-conclusion formatting, formal tone, and use of citations. Finally, it provides examples of text organization patterns and the role of transition words and paragraphs in academic writing.

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    Academic Writing and Academic Language Reviewer

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    The document summarizes the key aspects of academic writing. It discusses that academic writing is formal, structured, and backed by evidence to aid reader understanding. It focuses on presenting ideas precisely while being explicit, accurate, and cautious through hedging and proper sourcing. The document also outlines the common structures of academic texts, including introduction-body-conclusion formatting, formal tone, and use of citations. Finally, it provides examples of text organization patterns and the role of transition words and paragraphs in academic writing.

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    Summative Test No. 2 Reviewer provided to support the claims.

    Moreover, the
    English for Academic and Professional Purposes writer has to paraphrase and summarize the read
    academic text and acknowledge the source of
    ACADEMIC WRITING ideas and information through proper citations.

    - It is a writing where contents are focused, 7. Organization - Academic writing is well-


    structured, and backed up by evidence. organized where the ideas are presented in a
    - Its purpose is to aid the reader’s understanding. logical manner.
    - It has format, tone, and style, but is not complex,
    and does not require the use of long sentences.
    STRUCTURE OF AN ACADEMIC TEXT
    -
    ACADEMIC LANGUAGE
    What is a Text Structure?
    - Academic language is a formal way of
    - It is an established structure referring to the
    presenting ideas and information through words.
    internal organization of a text.
    It is also associated to the oral, written, auditory
    - It refers to the organizational pattern of a text
    and visual language proficiency required to learn
    which includes the:
    effectively in schools.
    a. Text Types
    b. Parts
    DISTINCT ATTRIBUTES OF ACADEMIC
    c. Transition Words and Phrases
    LANGUAGE
    d. Patterns of Organization
    e. Sentences and Paragraphs
    1. Formality – Academic writing is formal where
    the following should be avoided.
    Academic Texts are:
    - Colloquial Words
    - Abbreviated Words
    - Articles
    - Two-word Verbs
    - Conference Papers
    - Expanded Terms
    - Reviews
    -
    - Thesis/Desertions
    2. Precision – In academic writing, facts, figures,
    graphic illustrations, are given precisely. The
    Academic Texts are Formed with the Following
    exactness and accuracy of the data presented are
    Characteristics:
    visible.
    - With clearly structured I-B-C
    3. Explicitness – The writer makes sure that the
    - Formal
    various parts of the text are related to one
    - Has information properly cited from credible
    another, free from obscurity, and easy to
    sources
    understand.
    - Has a list of references
    4. Accuracy – Academic writing uses vocabulary
    5 Common Patterns of Organization
    and statistics brief introduction accurately that
    conform the correct value or standard. A writer
    1. Description
    chooses the appropriate word.
    2. Order/Sequence
    3. Comparison/Contrast
    5. Hedging – Writer makes decision about his/her
    4. Cause and Effect
    stance on a particular subject. The state of the
    5. Problem and Solution
    claims must be considered. He/she also uses
    cautious language.
    Argument - begins with a claim followed by reasons for
    the claim supported by pieces of evidences. It can
    6. Responsibility - Writer must be responsible for
    include counter claim or refutation
    demonstrating and understanding of any source
    text used. All evidences and justifications are
    Transition Words - are words or phrases used to show
    relationship of words among ideas.

    Sentences and Paragraphs - each sentence functions as


    a cohesive whole to convey a single idea or impression.
    The smallest unit or group of sentences in which one
    topic can be effectively explored is a paragraph.
    Although each paragraph only addresses one key point,
    they can both stand alone and be used as an integral part
    of an essay.

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