AW_Class_1-2

Academic writing
Class 1-2

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Academic language, and academic English in particular, has the following features:
It is 1) o

, not personal. You cannot express your opinion or judgement without supporting it with evidence, valid arguments and examples. 

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Academic language, and academic English in particular, has the following features:
It is more 2) c

than the language we use when we speak: generally longer sentences, more sophisticated structures (clauses, passive voice, etc.) because the ideas we need to convey are usually intricate and detailed argumentation is needed.

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Academic language, and academic English in particular, has the following features:
It is 3) f

, the vocabulary used is less frequent but more specific and precise. The overall style of research papers is very correct and suitable for official or important occasions.

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Academic language, and academic English in particular, has the following features:
It is 4) e

and precise: numbers and facts are exact, every step of research is clearly explained in detail. Whenever you mention somebody else’s idea, you should refer to the exact source.

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Academic language, and academic English in particular, has the following features:
It is clearly 5) o

, strictly adheres to the structure, which is easy to follow.

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Academic language, and academic English in particular, has the following features:
It is 6) c

. When restating your aim, research questions, findings, etc. try to paraphrase them to avoid repetition. However, do not paraphrase terms, terminology should remain the same throughout the paper.

Features of ERAP

Multiple Choice

Decide which features of ERAP are ignored in this sentence:

There were around 50 participants who completed the questionnaire.

• It is not formal.

• It is not complex enough.

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  It is not objective.

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  It is not precise.

Multiple Choice

Decide which features of ERAP are ignored in this sentence:

Discourse analysis was not needed.

• It is not formal.

• It is not complex enough.

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  It is not objective.

Multiple Choice

Decide which features of ERAP are ignored in this sentence:

It is so because every participant of the event carries a fair deal of cultural prejudice.

• It is not formal.

• It is not complex enough.

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  It is not objective.

Multiple Choice

Decide which features of ERAP are ignored in this sentence:

One thing is blindingly obvious: to get to educational goals, it is obligatory to disclose certain reasons for the loss of students’ motivation and find ways to solve this problem.

• It is not formal.

• It is not complex enough.

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  It is not objective.

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  It is not explicit and precise enough.

Multiple Choice

Decide which features of ERAP are ignored in this sentence:

Moreover, in the English language, there is a greater number of phraseological units with the concept of weather in comparison with the Russian language.

• It is not formal.

• It is not precise enough.

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  It is not objective.

Multiple Choice

Decide which features of ERAP are ignored in this sentence:

Advertisement is the most interesting topic for linguistic analysis.

• It is not formal.

• It is not complex enough.

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  It is not objective.

Multiple Select

Decide which features of ERAP are ignored in this sentence:

Analysing one advantage of blended learning, the author mentions it in a superficial way, thereby not developing this topic further.

• It is not formal.

• It is not precise enough.

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  It is not objective.

Cohesion and coherence

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Draw an apple with the worm!

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