English for Academic and

Professional Purposes

Mariechris M. David
Objectives
1. Define academic writing and
distinguish it from other kinds
of writing
2. Identify the purpose, audience,
language and style of aca-
demic writing
Questions before we proceed…

1. What is the easiest

writing assignment you
have done so far?
Questions…

2. How about the most

difficult writing assignment?
Questions…

3. What do you think made

the writing assignment
difficult?
Welcome to the
world of Aca-
demic Writing!
Academic Writing
- The process of breaking
down ideas and using de-
ductive reasoning, formal
voice and third person
point-of-view.
Academic Writing
- a scholarly act of pre-
senting or concepts about
specific topic.
Academic Writing
- is generally quite FOR-
MAL, OBJECTIVE (IM-
PERSONAL) and TECH-
NICAL.
Example:
‘Alone one is never lonely.’ says
the poet and author May Sarton
in praise of living alone. Most
people, however, are terrified of
being alone. They are used to liv-
ing with others – children with
parents, roommates with room-
mates, friends with friends, hus-
bands with wives.
Example:
When the statistics catch up
with them, therefore, they are
rarely prepared. Chances are
high that most adult men and
women will need to know how to
live alone, briefly or longer, at
some time in their lives.
Academic Writing
- a process that starts with a posing
a questions, problematizing a con-
cept, evaluating an opinion and
ends in answering the questions or
questions posed, identifying the
problem and or arguing a stand.
Examples:
1. Literary analysis –
examines, evaluates
and makes an argu-
ment about a literary
work
Examples:
2. Research paper –
utilizes outside infor-
mation to support a
thesis or make an ar-
gument.
Examples:
3. Dissertation – a
document submitted
at the conclusion of
Ph.D program.
AREAS IN
ACADEMIC
WRITING:
Content
- clarity of the purpose and
statement, relevance of the
supporting points to the state-
ment, knowledge on the subject
matter
Structure
- coherence and logical
sequences of the ideas
Language
- word choice, sentence
constructions
Mechanics
- Grammar, punctuations,
capitalizations, formatting
documentation.
Family Feud Activity
Survey: Do you have experience in writing a
diary, or reading a magazine/ wattpad, or
posting your status in Social media?

What do you usually write on those?

What do you usually read?
After the sharing session,
a. Who has similar responses?
b. In what ways are they similar?

Explain the difference of the other

writings mentioned over to academic
writing.
Assignment:

Look for two examples of academic

writing and explain what makes it as
one.
Write your explanation in 1 whole
sheet of paper. Attach the examples.