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Academic English

Academic English. English Language Teaching Unit. Academic Style. Impersonal Cautious Formal vocabulary Formal punctuation Prefers nouns Prefers prepositions. Impersonal. General English. Academic English. I heated the apparatus.

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Academic English

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  1. Academic English English Language Teaching Unit

  2. Academic Style • Impersonal • Cautious • Formal vocabulary • Formal punctuation • Prefers nouns • Prefers prepositions

  3. Impersonal General English Academic English • I heated the apparatus. • In my opinion, the results do not justify a further investigation. • The apparatus was heated. • The results do not appear to justify a further investigation.

  4. Caution General English Academic English • Everybody knows there are people who don’t want to work. • It is often believed that some of the workforce tends to avoid work.

  5. Formal Vocabulary General Word list Academic Word List • Way • Opinion • Carry out • ‘cos of • Procedure • Evaluation • Implement • Due to

  6. The Academic Word List

  7. Formal Punctuation General English Academic English • It isn’t easy to negotiate a reduction. • Nanotechnology is gonna be one of the key areas for research. • The first step was easy –just introduce the titrate slowly. • Fleming did not intend to discover penecillin! • It is not easy to negotiate a reduction. • Nanotechnology is going to be one of the key areas for research. • The first step was easy; the titrate was introduced slowly. • Surprisingly, Fleming did not intend to discover penecillin.

  8. Prefers Nouns General English Academic English • The government decided to investigate. • The numbers grew remarkably quickly. • A government investigation was started. • There was a remarkable growth in the numbers.

  9. Prefers Prepositions General English Academic English • There are a number of useful methods available. We can improve the rate of return. • There are a number of useful methods available for improving the rate of return.

  10. Examples • I conclude that a new way to improve hygiene is needed. • It can be concluded that a new procedure to improve hygiene is needed. • You should not give your evaluation in the introduction! • Evaluation should not usually be given in the introduction. • JLP wasn’t able to carry out the new policy successfully. • JLP was not able to implementthe new policy successfully. • A hierarchy is a form of organisation. It has several graded levels – one item at the top, and many items at the bottom. • A hierarchy is a form of organisation with several graded levels; there should be one item at the top and many items at the bottom.

  11. The In-Sessional Programme • Academic English Lecture Series • Style • Organisation • Referencing • Critical Thinking

  12. References • Bailey. S (2003) “Academic Writing” 3rd Edition • The Academic Word List • e.g. http://www.uefap.com/vocab/select/awl.htm

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