ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

First Semester

Lesson 1– Language Used in Academic

Texts
Teacher: Mr. Kevin Neil S. Daylo
August 2023
 OOTD
(objectives of the day)
1. Define academic language.
2. Distinguish academic language from
non-academic language.
MELC: Differentiate
3. Exemplify the characteristics of
language used in academic academic language.
texts. 4. Explain the importance of academic
language.
5. Revise texts to ascertain that the
characteristics
. of academic language
are evident.
6. Work conscientiously and
collaboratively on given tasks.
Question: What is the language used
in academic texts?

Answer: ACADEMIC LANGUAGE

 School Casual
Workplace Conversational
Everyday
The academic language is

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ORMAL
MPERSONAL
TRUCTURED
EDGED
 ORMAL
 The language is NOT casual, colloquial, and slang.
 The language uses formal words.

A. Use of full form of words and expressions.

NO contractions.
Examples:
it’ll  It will
it’s  It is
there’s  there is
 ORMAL
 The language is NOT casual, colloquial, and slang.
 The language uses formal words.

A. Use of full form of words and expressions.

Spell out before abbreviating.
Example:
The Department of Education (DepEd) has released the guidelines on the
School Calendar and Activities for School Year 2022-2023 in accordance with its
commitment to the resumption of 5 days of in-person classes.
 ORMAL
 The language is NOT casual, colloquial, and slang.
 The language uses formal words.

B. Use of formal adjectives

Example:
easy effortless, elementary, manageable,
simple, uncomplicated
 ORMAL
 The language is NOT casual, colloquial, and slang.
 The language uses formal words.

C. Use of formal verbs

Examples:

get obtain show demonstrate

say no reject keep retain
 ORMAL
 The language is NOT casual, colloquial, and slang.
 The language uses formal words.

D. Use of formal single words instead of their equivalent

phrasal verbs (two to three words)

Examples:
call for demand try out test
put up with tolerate look into investigate
 ORMAL
 The language is NOT casual, colloquial, and slang.
 The language uses formal words.

E. Use of straightforward and literal expressions instead of

figures of speech, idiomatic expressions, and slang

Examples:
The activity is a walk in the park.  The activity is uncomplicated.
The show was like LOL! XD  The show was entertaining.
 ORMAL
 The language is NOT
casual, colloquial, and
slang.
 The language uses formal
words.
 The language adheres to
GRAMMAR and
MECHANICS.
 ORMAL
 The language is NOT
casual, colloquial, and
slang.
 The language uses
formal words.
 The language adheres
to GRAMMAR and
MECHANICS.