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Aspects of Professional and Academic Language: Explicitness Caution

1. The document discusses aspects of professional explicitness and academic explicitness in writing, including using signposting strategies to show relationships between parts of a study. 2. It provides examples of expressions that can be used for signposting, such as "however", "this is due to", "similarly", and "in addition". 3. The document also discusses using caution in writing, such as avoiding sweeping generalizations, and hedging statements by using modal verbs, adverbs, modifiers, and verbs to reduce impact.

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Aspects of Professional and Academic Language: Explicitness Caution

1. The document discusses aspects of professional explicitness and academic explicitness in writing, including using signposting strategies to show relationships between parts of a study. 2. It provides examples of expressions that can be used for signposting, such as "however", "this is due to", "similarly", and "in addition". 3. The document also discusses using caution in writing, such as avoiding sweeping generalizations, and hedging statements by using modal verbs, adverbs, modifiers, and verbs to reduce impact.

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ASPECTS OF

PROFESSIONAL EXPLICITNESS
CAUTION

AND ACADEMIC
EXPLICITNESS
 The use of appropriate
signposting strategies that
allows readers to trace the
relationship of various parts
in the study
EXAMPLES
It is apparent that the government hopes to
provide assistance to the poor. However, making
dole outs available to the “poorest of the poor”
seems to work not in the long term.

While several cabinet members had proposed


measures to counter the increasing power rates
proposed by MERALCO, it was not until the expose
of Garcia that the breakdown of power charges on
consumers was fully explained. Partly this was
OTHER EXAMPLE
To signify cause and effect:
This is due to the…

This resulted in…


When two ideas appear rather
the same:
Similarly,…

When intending to give


additional info:
In addition,…
ACTIVITY
TASK 1. BASED ON THE EXAMPLES GIVEN, WRITE A
SENTENCE FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
EXPRESSIONS THAT WOULD MAKE YOUR IDEA
EXPLICIT.

1.However
2.This is due to the
3.Similarly
4.In addition
5.For example
CAUTION
Utilizes tact in dealing with
knowledge that is based on
established theories and concepts
The avoidance of making
sweeping generalizations
WHEN TO PRACTICE
CAUTION
1.When a hypothesis needs to be tested
2.Drawing conclusions or predictions from
findings which may generalize certain
groups or may not be too conclusive
3.Referencing others’ work to build on
your own paper
Government
officials are
corrupt.
USE OF MODAL VERBS
Will Can
Must Might
Would Could
May
MODAL VERB
Some government
officials may be
corrupt.
USE OF ADVERBS
Often
Sometimes
Usually
USE OF MODIFIERS
Quite
Rather
Fairly
USE OF ADVERB
Corruption is
commonly linked to
some key
government officials.
USE OF VERBS
Tends Believe
Suggests Doubt
Appear to be Indicate
Think
USE OF VERB
A number of
government officials
tend to be linked
with cases of
ACTIVITY
TASK 2. EXAMINE THE FOLLOWING
EXPRESSIONS AND THINK OF WAYS TO
REDUCE IMPACT OF UTTERANCES.
Statement using
Direct expression
Hedging
He has halitosis.
You need to eat this so
you will get healthy.
The different action
undertaken lead to their
failure.

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