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ACADEMIC ENGLISH

1. THE WRITING PROCESS

Writing

Process Product

The Final Text You Write The Stages of Learning to Write

1. THE WRITING PROCESS

Create

product

reading

thinking

note taking

sharing

ideas

organizing

1. THE WRITING PROCESS

Writing Process Practice

READING AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS

STAGE 1 Understand Your Audience, Genre, and Purpose

Who (^) What kind Why Instructors (^) Essays Grades TASK 2: Analyze Writing Situation (pp.2,3) Taking into consideration the audience, genre, and context of each of the following writing situations, how would you write the required texts? Explain. 1.Audience : a proffesor Genre : a lab report Purpose : for 50% of a course grade

2. Audience : a teaching assistant Genre : an email message Purpose : to apologise for being absent

1. THE WRITING PROCESS

Writing Process Practice

READING AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS

STAGE 2 Understand Your Topic, Focus, and Task

Topic General Subject => Mention briefly in an introduction of the essay Focus Specific aspect of the topic => You write most about in the essay Task Analyze, compare, summarize…=> You have to do in the essay

1. THE WRITING PROCESS

Writing Process Practice

READING AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS

STAGE 3 Gather Information and Ideas

v Searching information online v Adding your own ideas v Gathering ideas from your existing knowledge v Searching information online

1. Use combinations of key words from essay questions
2. Use combinations of synonyms of key words
3. Use quotation marks to narrow the focus
4. Assess the reliability of the sources Searching for Information Online

1. THE WRITING PROCESS

READING AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Writing Process Practice

STAGE 3 Gather Information and Ideas

TASK 4: Use Keywords and Synonyms in Searches (p. 4) Apply strategies 1-3 above to find information for the following question: Compare and contrast the styles of academic writing in English and in one other language.

**1. Use keywords from essay questions

2. Use synonyms of the keywords
3. Use quotation marks to narrow the focus**

1. THE WRITING PROCESS

READING AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Writing Process Practice

STAGE 4

Ø Organize information & ideas into coherent outlines Ø Different types of essays require different outlines

Form an Outline

STAGE 5

STAGE 6

Write an Essay Sections

Review and Edit Your Work

Ø Start writing the essay: An introduction, several main body paragraphs, a conclusion Ø Include a reference list Ø Edit your work when writing and after finishing Ø Edit: content, grammar, vocabulary, punctuation, style

2. READING AN ARTICLE

ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT AN ARTICLE

Article : FIRST-YEAR ACADEMIC WRITING (pp.6-10)

1. Read the excerpts to get a general understanding

2. Answer the comprehension and vocabulary questions

3. Do NOT use a dictionary while reading

TASK 6: Identify Features of Academic Writing (p. 9)- Pairwork Identify the features of good academic writing described in the first paragraph of the article.

2. READING AN ARTICLE

ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT AN ARTICLE

Article : FIRST-YEAR ACADEMIC WRITING (pp.6-10)

TASK 7: Answer Comprehension Questions ( pp. 9- 10 ) Answer the following comprehension questions about the article

2. READING AN ARTICLE

ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT AN ARTICLE

Article : FIRST-YEAR ACADEMIC WRITING (pp.6-10)

TASK 7: Answer Comprehension Questions ( pp. 9- 10 ) Answer the following comprehension questions about the article

2. READING AN ARTICLE

ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT AN ARTICLE

Article : FIRST-YEAR ACADEMIC WRITING (pp.6-10)

TASK 7: Answer Comprehension Questions ( pp. 9- 10 ) Answer the following comprehension questions about the article

3. LEARNING VOCABULARY

FOUR STRATERGIES (pp. 10-12)

1. Move On

• NOT knowing a word/ a phrase
• Understandin g the general meaning 2. Analyze the Word Structure
• Analyzing the prefix or suffix of words
• Getting close to the meaning 3. Guess the Meaning from Context
• Looking for clues
• The clues might be after/ before unfamiliar words 4. Use a Dictionary
• Looking up the word in a good dictionary
• Trying to find the best fit