LESSON PLAN

IN
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES 11

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of two-day discussion, the students are expected to:
a. Know what Reading Academic Texts is about,
b. value the importance of Reading Academic Text in our daily living,
c. performs the given activity.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

TOPIC: Reading Academic Texts (lesson 1) (MODULE 1)

MATERIALS: book, blackboard, pentel pen, laptop, tv
REFERENCE: book, internet

III. PROCEDURE
A. Preliminary Activities
1. Please all stand for the prayer (in the name of the father)
2. Good morning class
3. Kindly fix your chair before you sit down.
4. Are all present today?
5. Review

DURING THE LESSON

A. ACTIVITY
Let us have an activity and this activity entitled ‘Categorize Me’.
DIRECTION: Categorize the information based on their characteristics below by filling in the table to
differentiate academic text from non-academic text. Write your answer on a one whole
sheet
of paper.
Did you get it?

Everyday Events To inform Subjective

Scholarly Audience Contain slang and colloquialisms No fixed structure
Related literature Introduction-Body-Conclusion Diaries, Informal
essays
Research papers, reports Formal Objective
Public To entertain

CHARACTERISTICS ACADEMIC TEXT NON-ACADEMIC TEXT

Audience
Purpose
Structure
Language
Style
Source of content
Examples

B. ANALYSIS

Based on the given activity the students will answer the following:

1. How do you find the activity?

2. Did you feel it amazing?
 3. Did you feel that your mind is blowing apart?
4. So who can guess our next topic today?
 Very good, our next topic is all about Reading Academic Text
 Are you all excited? Very good! But before discussing our new lesson for today I
want
you to read our objectives or goals for today’s lesson.
 But before discussing our lesson I have here another set of activity entitled “Answer
Me”
DIRECTION: Read the passage below. Then, identify whether each passage can be
an academic text or non-academic text. Write A if it is academic and N if it is non-
academic.

______1. Some educators suggest that the distinction between conversational and
academic language is somewhat arbitrary and that it is the situation,
community,
or context that is either predominantly social or academic.
_______2. The current study showed that COVID-19 pandemic lockdown affected the
academic performance of most participants with varying degrees.
________3. In his reverie he remembers how nature marked the season it happened.
________4. I believe they the first and last and the closest things I have to say about my
own life.
________5. The current study showed that the most popular device that students used to
access the online materials was the smart phone followed by laptop, while
the least used was the personal computer.

C. ABSTRACTION

LESSON 1: ACADEMIC LANGUAGE USED FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES

An academic text is a written language that provide information, which contain ideas
and concepts that are related to the particular discipline. Essay, Research Paper, Report,
Project, Article, Thesis, and Dissertation are considered as academic texts.

STRUCTURE
The basic structure that is used by an academic text is consist of three (3)
parts introduction, body, and conclusions which is formal and logical.

TONE
This refers to the attitude conveyed in a piece of writing. The arguments of
others are fairly presented and with an appropriate narrative tone.

LANGUAGE
It is important to use unambiguous language. Clear topic sentences enable a
reader to follow your line of thinking without difficulty.

CITATION
Citing sources in the body of the paper and providing a list of references as
either footnotes or endnotes is a very important aspect of an academic text.

COMPLEXITY
An academic text addresses complex issues that requires higher-order thinking
skills to comprehend.

EVIDENCE-BASED ARGUMENTS
What is valued in an academic text is that opinions are based on a sound
understanding of the pertinent body of knowledge and academic debates that exist
within, and often external to a specific discipline.

THESIS-DRIVEN
 The starting point of an academic text is a particular perspective, idea or position
applied to the chosen research problem, such as establishing proving or disproving
solutions to the questions posed for the topic.

FEATURES OF ACADEMIC TEXTS:

1. Complex-written language has no longer words; it is lexically more varied vocabulary.

-written texts are shorter and the language has more grammatical
complexity, including more subordinate clauses and more passives.
2. Formal- should avoid colloquial words and expressions.
3. Precise- facts are given accurately and precisely.
4. Objective- has fewer words that emphasize on the information you want to give and
the arguments you want to make.
5. Explicit-it is the responsibility of the writer in English to make it clear to the reader
how the various parts of the text are related.
6. Accurate- uses vocabulary accurately.
-most subjects have words with narrow specific meaning.
7. Hedging- it is necessary to make decisions about your stance on a particular subject,
or the strength of the claims you are making.
8. Responsible- you must responsible for and must be able to provide evidence and
justification for any claims you make.
9. Organize- well-organized.
-it flows easily from one section to the next in a logical fashion.
10. Plan- well-planned.
-it usually takes after research and evaluation, according to specific purpose and
plan.

PURPOSES IN READING AN AC ACADEMIC TEXT

1. To locate a main idea;

2. to scan for information;
3. to identify gaps in existing studies;
4. To connect new ideas to existing ones;
5. To gain more pieces of information;
6. To support a particular writing assignment; and,
7. To deeply understand an existing idea.

FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN WRITING ACADEMIC TEXT

1. state critical questions and issues;

2. provide facts and evidence from credible sources;
3. use precise and accurate words while avoiding jargon;
4. take an objective point of view;
5. list references; and,
6. use cautious language.

ACADEMIC LANGUAGE

Is the language needed by students to do the work in school. it includes, for

example, discipline-specific vocabulary, grammar and punctuation, and applications of
rhetorical conventions and devices that are typical for a content area (e.g., essay, lab
reports, discussions of a controversial issue.)

SOCIAL LANGUAGE

Is the set of vocabulary that allows us to communicate with others in the context of
regular daily conversations.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC LANGUAGE
INCLUDES:
 Social Language Academic Language

In everyday interactions in spoken/written form In textbooks, research papers, conferences in

spoken, written form

For everyday conversation Used in school/work conversations

Used to write to friends, family, or for other social Appropriate for written papers, classwork,
purposes homework

Informal, such as words like “cool,” “guy,” “kidding” Very formal and more sophisticated in its
expressions, such as words like “appropriate,”
“studies,” “implementation”

Can use slang expressions Don’t use slang

Can be repetitive Uses a variety of terms

Can use phrases Uses sentences

Sentences don’t follow grammar conventions Sentences begin with appropriate transitions, like,
necessarily, with phrases like, “you’re hungry?” “moreover” or “in addition”

CHARACTERISTICS OF ACADEMIC LANGUAGE

A. Formal- it should not sound conversational or casual. Colloquial, idiomatic, slang or

journalistic expressions should particularly be avoided.
Examples:
use…. Instead….
Look at Consider, monitor
Go over Revise, review
Fix Solve, repair, amend

B. Objective- this means it is unbiased. It should be based on facts and evidence and are not
influenced by personal feelings.
C. Impersonal- this involves avoiding the personal “I” and “we”. For example, instead of writing
“I will show’, you might write ‘this report will show’. The second person, ‘you’, is
also to be avoided.

AFTER THE LESSON

D. APPLICATION

 Why do we need to value Reading Academic Texts?

 Very good, always remember in everything we need to know what academic text is.

Let’s have an activity entitled ‘Move Me In, Move Me Out’

DIRECTION: Instruction: in a group of five use the Venn Diagram, to compare and contrast
the characteristics of academic texts from non- academic texts. Everyone must
cooperate because I will call random students from your group. Do it in a one
long bond paper.

Criteria:

Mastery : 20 points
Grammar : 15 points
 Suitability : 10 points
Over all presentation : 5 points
50 points

IV. EVALUATION

Let’s have a quiz!!!

DIRECTION: Get one 1/2 sheet of paper and answer the following. Underline all the verb/s in
the sentences below.

_____________1. this means it is unbiased. It should be based on facts and evidence and
are not influenced by personal feelings.

_____________2. it should not sound conversational or casual. Colloquial, idiomatic, slang

or journalistic expressions should particularly be avoided.

_____________3. it flows easily from one section to the next in a logical fashion.

_____________4. It is important to use unambiguous language. Clear topic sentences

enable a reader to follow your line of thinking without difficulty.

_____________5. The basic structure that is used by an academic text is consist of three
(3) parts introduction, body, and conclusions which is formal and logical.

V. AGREEMENT
Study your next topics on Lesson 2 Text Structure.

ARIANNE JANE P. PIASTRO

Teacher II
New Bataan national High School (senior high department)
Division of Davao De Oro

Approved by:

HIMAYA J. MAGUIDATO HTIII

OIC-SHS Asst. School principal
New Bataan National High School
Division of Davao De Oro