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EAP 11 12 UNIT 1 LESSON 2 Academic Texts Across The Disciplines
EAP 11 12 UNIT 1 LESSON 2 Academic Texts Across The Disciplines
Lesson 2
Academic Texts across the
Disciplines
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The Academic Disciplines
Academic disciplines have various branches
under them.
● Business: accounting, economics, finance,
management, marketing
● Humanities: art, creative writing, languages,
literature, music, philosophy, religion,
theater
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The Academic Disciplines
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The Academic Disciplines
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The Academic Disciplines
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The Academic Disciplines
Example 2
Below are examples of how a discipline frames
the topic of social media.
● Natural and Applied Sciences: Which
programming language is best used in
creating a social media website?
● Social Sciences: How can instances of
cyberbullying in social media be reduced?
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Remember
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Connections across Disciplines
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Articulating Different Positions in Academic Writing
Example
● Business: surplus - shortage
● Humanities: theism - atheism
● Natural and Applied Sciences: logic - faith
● Social Sciences: hope - despair
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1. Choose a chapter or lesson from another
subject you are currently taking.
2. Take the time to read it once more, this
time taking note of the focus, vocabulary,
techniques, and formatting that is used.
3. Then, answer the following questions.
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1. What kind(s) of questions are being asked?
2. What issues are being tackled or discussed?
3. How does the chapter/lesson discuss or
share information from its discipline?
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Questions
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Question
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Wrap Up
Academic disciplines have different
branches with their own vocabularies,
styles, and modes of communication.
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“Exploring Academic Disciplines.” ER Services. Accessed February 17, 2020.
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