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Demands and Features of Academic Writing

The document discusses academic language and its demands and features. Academic language refers to the language used in academic tasks and has accurate vocabulary to teach content areas. It has four main demands: discourse structure, language functions represented by verbs, syntax or grammar rules, and vocabulary including discipline-specific words. Academic language uses longer, more complex sentences and noun phrases than social language and is reflected in formal presentations and edited writing. Key features of academic writing include complexity, formality, precision, objectivity, explicitness, accuracy, hedging, and taking responsibility.

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Demands and Features of Academic Writing

The document discusses academic language and its demands and features. Academic language refers to the language used in academic tasks and has accurate vocabulary to teach content areas. It has four main demands: discourse structure, language functions represented by verbs, syntax or grammar rules, and vocabulary including discipline-specific words. Academic language uses longer, more complex sentences and noun phrases than social language and is reflected in formal presentations and edited writing. Key features of academic writing include complexity, formality, precision, objectivity, explicitness, accuracy, hedging, and taking responsibility.

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Academic Language Demands

and Features

Mary Antonnette Lao, LPT


What is Academic Language?

Academic Language Refers to the Language used by


students in working on academic task. It has accurate
vocabulary and used to teach the content of academic
disciplines.
Academic Language Demands
A. Discourse
- Includes the structure of oral and written language.
B. Language function
- Represented by active verbs in learning activities that
serves as a content focus.
Academic Language Demand
C. Syntax
- Refers to the rules of grammar
D. Vocabulary
- Includes words and phrases that are used in various
disciplines.
Academic vs. Social Language
Academic Language Social Language

It has longer and more complex It has shorter and incomplete sentences
sentences.
Actions are translated into nouns to Actions are narrated through verbs.
formulate concepts.
It frequently use passive voice It use more active voice

It has long noun phrases. It use short noun phrases.

It is used in structured academic It is used in informal social conversations


discussions.
It is reflected in formal presentations or It is an informal writing for social purposes.
edited writing.
Features of Academic Writing

1.Complexity

2.Formality
Features of Academic Writing

3. Precision

4. Objectivity
Features of Academic Writing

5. Explicitness

6. Accuracy
Features of Academic Writing

7. Hedging

8. Responsibility

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