Final Eapp q1 Module 1 Eapp 11
Final Eapp q1 Module 1 Eapp 11
Final Eapp q1 Module 1 Eapp 11
English – Grade 11
Applied Subject - English for Academic and Professional Purposes
Supplementary Learning Material
Quarter 1 – Differentiating Language used in Academic Text from Various Disciplines
First Edition, 2020
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Introductory Message
For the Facilitator:
Welcome to the English for Academic and Professional Purposes Supplementary Learning
Material (SLM) on Differentiating Language Used in Academic Texts from Various
Disciplines.
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both from
public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the learners
meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social,
and economic constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent learning
activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help learners acquire the
needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.
In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of the
module:
As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You also
need to keep track of the learners’ progress while allowing them to manage their own
learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and the learners as they do the tasks
included in the module.
Welcome to the English for Academic and Professional Supplementary Learning Material
(SLM) on Differentiating Language Used in Academic Texts from Various Disciplines.
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for guided
and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to process the
contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instructions carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to
consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain deep
understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
This module encourages you to Differentiate Language Used in Academic Text from
Various Disciplines. Different activities are provided that will help you gain knowledge
and understanding of the topic given.
Directions: Read the following questions and choose the letter of the CORRECT answer.
Write your answers on the space before each number.
_______ 1. When you write an academic paper, what point of view will you use?
a. first person
b. second person
c. third person
_______ 5. Which of the following elements deals with the writer’s goal in writing a text?
a. audience
b. purpose
c. style
_______ 6. What feature of language requires the writer not to include personal emotions
in the text?
a. Caution
b. Formality
c. Objectivity
a. caution
b. formality
c. objectivity
_______ 8. How do you determine your language when you write an academic paper?
_______ 10. Which of the following deals with the way the writer organize a text?
a. audience
b. purpose
c. style
_______ 12. In this feature of language, written language should not be personal.
a. Caution
b. Formality
c. Objectivity
_______ 14. The author in this kind of writing style is convincing the reader to believe in
his/her position or belief in writing.
a. Expository
b. Descriptive
c. Persuasive
_______ 15. What kind of description should be used in descriptive writing style?
a. vivid
b. vague
c. unrealistic
As a student, you experience to write various kind of writing from your primary years
until today. You became familiar with the different formats and styles in writing. In this
activity, try to remember the kinds of writing you have written in your previous studies.
In this part you are about to think of a word or term that has something to do with writing.
You can think of the different terms that you used during your previous years about writing
and try to incorporate them in this activity.
Directions: Unscramble the letters to form new word/s. Write your answer on the
space after each item.
Writing is one of the Four Macro Skills that a student should possess. It is one of
the media of communication in order for us to pass information to people. One of
these writings that a student should know is Academic Writing. In this module you as a
student will learn Academic Writing and the language that should be used in writing
academic text.
Let us define key terms you will meet in this discussion.
Academic Writing - is a kind of writing that can be used in academia or school.
1. Subject – pertains to the topic of the text.
2. Tone – pertains to the attitude of the writer about the text. It can be
distinguished through the words used by the author.
3. Purpose – is information that an author wants to imply to the reader.
4. Language – are the words used by the author in writing an academic text.
Academic writing requires formal language.
5. Audience –pertains to the reader in writing.
6. Point of View – refers to how the writer tells the information in the reading text.
An academic text is always in the third person point of view.
7. Style – refers to how the author arranges his or her writing.
8. Knowledge – is the amount of information that an author knows about his or
her topic. The reader is the one who can distinguish how much knowledge an
author has in the topic he or she is writing.
9. Explicit – means that the information should be precise and clear.
Academic Writing
Academic Writing is a kind of writing that can be used in academia or school. It
has a process that starts with posing a question, conceptualizing a problem,
evaluating an opinion and ends in answering a question posed, clarifying a problem or
arguing for a stand. The specific purposes of academic writing are to inform, to
persuade and to argue that address specific audience or the teacher. To inform means
supplementing a lot of information about the topic. To persuade means having the
credibility to make your audience or readers believe in you. To argue means making
your readers or audience respond on the information you are telling them.
Academic writing also requires formal language or word that does not contain
colloquial or jargon words. It usually uses layman’s term or the term that is easy to
understand. It avoids the use of hifalutin words or words that have deep meaning.
Academic writing is all about thinking:
All the information included in this kind of text should be backed up by valid
evidences.
2. Objectivity means that the focus of the information is on the topic rather on the
writer itself. Written language should not be personal but rather in general objective.
b. Avoiding rhetorical questions because academic writing should not assume that
the readers know the answer in the statement and the author should express the
information strongly and clearly.
Poor example: How can these problems be solved?
Improved version: Certain procedures must be discovered to solve problems.
c. Avoiding emotive language that shows biases. Giving an overly favorable opinion
of someone can eliminate objectivity.
Poor example: The police investigators were shocked to see the outcome of the
tests.
Improved version: The police investigators did not expect the results.
3. Explicitness in academic writing demands the use of signposts that allow readers to
trace the relationships in the parts of the study. If you intend to show a change in your line
of argument, make it clear by using however.
Example:
It is apparent that the school institutions hope to provide quality education to the
learners. However, having this COVID-19 pandemic requires a lot of effort to reach
out students.
number of MERALCO consumers trooping to the City Hall to claim the P500 cash
incentive.
• When two ideas seem the same, express each one clearly.
The study showed that eighty percent of the 200 participants involved in the study were
dissatisfied with the operations of MERALCO. Similarly, the data revealed that majority of
the participants were not aware of the charges imposed on them by MERALCO.
• If you intend to give extra information in your sentence, make it clear by
writing “In addition...”
MERALCO has been operating as a business conglomerate involving foreign
stakeholders and independent power producer or IPP. In addition, MERALCO owns major
IPPs operating in the region.
• If you are giving examples, do so explicitly by writing “For example…”
The MERALCO issue has led to disputes between opposition and administration
senators. For example, those who have been labeled as against the president considered
the issue as the administration/s way of avoiding the NBN-ZTE scandal.
4. Caution in academic writing requires care since knowledge is built on proven theories
and concepts. Caution is needed to avoid sweeping generalizations.
Improved versions:
Some government officials may be corrupt.
Corruption is commonly linked to some key government officials.
Expository
This means that the author is trying to
explain a concept, imparting information to the
audience. It is not subjective but rather focuses
on facts that are supported by evidence.
Descriptive Writing
Descriptive style means painting a picture of a person, place, or thing through words.
It is often found in fiction, though it can make an appearance to non-fiction as well Memoirs,
first-hand accounts, and events or travel guides are examples of descriptive writing. The
author might employ metaphor or other literary devices in order to describe the author’s
impressions using their five senses.
Persuasive Writing
It is the main style of writing you will use in academic papers. When an author writes in a
persuasive style, he/she is trying to convince the audience of a position or belief. Persuasive
writing contains the author’s opinions and biases, as well as justifications or reasons given
by the author as evidence of the correctness of their position. Any “argumentative” essay
you write in school should be in the persuasive style of writing. The examples of persuasive
writing include cover letters, op-eds and editorial newspaper articles, reviews of items,
letters of complaint, advertisements, and letters of recommendation.
Narrative Writing
Narrative writing is used in almost every longer piece of writing, whether fiction or
non-fiction. When an author writes in a narrative style, he/she is not just trying to convey
information, rather tries to construct and communicate a story, complete with characters,
conflict and settings. The examples of narrative writing include oral histories,
novels/novellas, poetry (specifically, epic sagas or poems), short stories, and anecdotes.
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Directions: Write T if the statement is true, otherwise write F if it is false. Write your answer
on the space before each number.
Independent Assessment 1
Directions: Identify what is being described in the following statements. Write your answer
on the space before each number.
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Independent Activity 2
Directions: Read the text carefully. Fill in the matrix below with the features of academic
writing.
Sample Text 1:
The Effects of Technology on Our World
Technology affects people all over the world, both positively and negatively. While I
do agree that advances in technology have made our countries safer and our lives easier,
they have also negatively affected our lives. My parents did not grow up in front of a
computer or a PlayStation. They did not spend hours each day looking at what their virtual
friends are doing on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Instead, they went out with flesh and
blood friends, played football, or simply took a walk in the woods. But, of course, they didn’t
pay for an ice cream using a credit card and didn’t buy movie tickets online.
Advances in technology have brought us online banking, smart cars, smart TVs,
lightning fast computers, and the latest buzz: virtual reality. However, they also brought us
cyber warfare, hackers, identity theft, cyber stalking, and a host of other bad things. Also,
people started getting lazy and more ignorant. Long gone are the days when people were
flocking to the library – if only to do some research for a school assignment. Nowadays, one
can find everything on the Internet. Instead of playing some football or having a fun snowball
fight, children are playing video games for hours.
Bicycles have been replaced by e-bikes (electric bikes). Rollerblades have been
replaced with electric motorized skates. Yes, they’re fun; can’t argue with that! However,
they are making children more sedentary. And, as you know, a sedentary lifestyle has major
negative health consequences. People are slowly forgetting that physical activity is an
important part of a balanced and healthy lifestyle. Consequently, advances in technology are
having negative effects on our health.
I agree that technology has taken us to Mars. Many crimes no longer go unpunished
due to innovative technologies that help criminal investigators find the culprits. Thousands of
lives are saved each year by the latest medical technologies (used to perform complex
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surgeries and identify life-threatening diseases). There is no question about it: technology is
an integral part of our daily lives.
In conclusion, it all depends on how you use technology. It is slowly taking over the
world and you can find it everywhere around you. How you use technology is important. It is
designed to make our lives easier, but should never be replacing physical exercise, walking,
reading, and socializing with real human beings.
Sample Text 2:
HYML is a group of business minded youths living in the City area. Each of our members
started their business at the age 20 from which they already earn a living, having with the
same perspectives we gather to help achieve our dream together.
We follow set of structures from the good books that we are reading and tracking our
business’ progress from time to time. Your book entitled “Go Let’s, Go!” is one of the
books that we have used and majority of our members experienced progress while
learning it.
Among other things on your website, I appreciate one of your goals that has to do with
‘helping novice people succeed’. And in this regard I would like to formally invite you to
be the main speaker at our annual year-end party dinner. This is schedule for Sunday the
2nd of August, 2020 at the Quezon City Hall. I know that our members will be excited to
meet you in person.
Kindly confirm your acceptance for the date. However, if you are not available to speak
for that day, we still have ample time to make some date changes to accommodate your
availabilities. I could be reached by phone at 09236415537 or via email
at [email protected].
Our website is www.HYML.org to give you more information about the group.
Sincerely,
ARYS SANCHEZ
President
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Sample Text 3:
What Is Reading?
An Excerpt from Reading for Understanding
By: Christine Cziko, Cynthia Greenleaf, Lori Hurwitz, and Ruth Schoenbach
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over unfamiliar words and found yourself trying to interpret them from the context. And you
might have found yourself having an internal conversation with the author, silently agreeing
or disagreeing with what you read.
As experienced readers read, they begin to generate a mental representation, or gist, of the
text, which serves as an evolving framework for understanding subsequent parts of the text.
As they read further, they test this evolving meaning and monitor their understanding,
paying attention to inconsistencies that arise as they interact with the text. If they notice they
are losing the meaning as they read, they draw on a variety of strategies to readjust their
understandings. They come to texts with purposes that guide their reading, taking a stance
toward the text and responding to the ideas that take shape in the conversation between the
text and the self (Ruddel and Unrau 1994).
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Yet many discussions about struggling readers confuse decoding with fluency. Fluency
derives from the reader's ability not just to decode or identify individual words but also to
quickly process larger language units. In our inquiries into reading—our own and that of our
students—we have seen that fluency, like other dimensions of reading, varies according to
the text at hand.
In other words, reading is influenced by situational factors, among them the experiences
readers have had with particular kinds of texts and reading for particular purposes. And just
as so-called good or proficient readers do not necessarily read all texts with equal ease or
success, a so-called poor or struggling reader will not necessarily have a hard time with all
texts. That said, researchers do know some things about those readers who are more
consistently effective across a broad range of texts and text types.
➢ Mentally engaged,
➢ Motivated to read and to learn,
➢ Socially active around reading tasks,
➢ Strategic in monitoring the interactive processes that assist
comprehension:
➢ Setting goals that shape their reading
processes,
➢ Monitoring their emerging understanding of a text,
and
➢ Coordinating a variety of comprehension strategies
to control the reading process.
Matrix:
Identify the following in the Sample Text 1 Sample Text 2 Sample Text 3
given text.
1. Purpose
2. Language
3. Audience
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4. Tone (Formal/Informal)
Explain
4. Style in Writing
Independent Assessment 2
Directions: Using the Venn Diagram, differentiate academic text from non-academic text.
Independent Activity 3
Directions: From the given scenarios below, choose one and write a sample of academic
text that best suit to the scene. Following the given rubrics, write your answer on the space
provided for.
1. Scene 1.
Mario is about to go to school then suddenly he felt dizzy and wasn’t able to get
up so he’s mother just asked him to take a rest and said that she will just send a
letter to his adviser.
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2. Scene 2.
Teacher Jessica is planning to have a culminating activity for her sections in
English subject, but she needs to ask first permission to her school head.
3. Scene 3.
The adviser of Joseph asked them to write an essay about the pandemic that they
are experiencing.
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Independent Assessment 3
Directions: Write a five-sentence paragraph about what you have learned about the lesson.
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Rubric:
Content 5 points – The 3 points – the 1 point – the content
content is clear and content is somewhat is far from the given
suits to the given clear and somewhat scene.
scene. suit to the given
scene.
Style 5 points – can easily 3 points – the style is 1 point – no clear
identify the style hard to distinguish. writing syle was
used in writing. applied.
Language 5 point – language 3 points – have 1 point –have
was used correctly committed 5 or more committed 10 or
without incorrect incorrect spelling and more incorrect
grammar and punctuations. spelling and
punctuations. punctuations
Purpose The purpose of the 3 points – the 1 – the purpose of
author is easy to purpose of the the author is not
understand. author is somewhat visible.
vague.
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Rubric:
Directions: Write the letter of the CORRECT answer on the space before each number.
_______ 1. How do you determine your language when you are writing academic
paper?
A. consider the audience B. consider the rules in writing
C. consider your purpose or topic D. consider your knowledge
_______ 2. When you write an academic paper, what point of view will you use?
A. first person B. second person C. third person D. none of these
_______ 3. What kind of writing requires a writer to have more knowledge about a
chosen topic?
A. academic writing B. creative writing C. free writing D. letter writing
_______ 5. Which of the following deals with the way the writer organizes a text?
A. audience B. purpose C. style D. tone
_______ 6. Which of the following deals with the writer’s goal in writing a text?
A. audience B. purpose C. style D. tone
_______ 7. Which of the following is considered as the target readers of the text?
A. audience B. purpose C. style D. tone
_______ 9. What feature of language is applied when a writer does not include
personal emotions in the text?
A. caution B. explicitness
C. formality D. objectivity
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_______ 10. What feature of language is requiring you to take a lot of care on your
writing?
A. caution B. explicitness C. formality D. objectivity
_______ 11. What kind of description should be used in descriptive writing style?
A. vivid B. vague C. unrealistic D. imaginary
_______ 12. The author in this kind of writing style is convincing the reader to believe in
his/her position or belief.
A. Expository B. Descriptive C. Persuasive D. Narrative
_______ 14. A feature of language that tells that a written language should not be
personal.
A. Caution
B. Formality
C. Objectivity
D. Explicitness
Directions: Do a little research among your classmates about COVID-19 virus and write
an academic text about it with the purpose of giving information. Follow the rubric below
on how are you going to do your writing.
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Rubric:
Content 5 points – The 3 points – the 1 point – the content
content is clear and content is somewhat is far from the given
suits to the given clear and somewhat scene.
scene. suit to the given
scene.
Style 5 points – can easily 3 points – the style is 1 point – no clear
identify the style hard to distinguish. writing syle was
used in writing. applied.
Language 5 point – language 3 points – have 1 point –have
was used correctly committed 5 or more committed 10 or
without incorrect incorrect spelling and more incorrect
grammar and punctuations. spelling and
punctuations. punctuations
Purpose The purpose of the 3 points – the 1 – the purpose of
author is easy to purpose of the the author is not
understand. author is somewhat visible.
vague.
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