ENGLISH FOR ACADAMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

1. This refers to the method of human communication consisting the use of words in a structured and conventional way.

• a. vocabulary

• b. texts

• c. language

• d. academic

2. This is defined as critical, objective, specialized texts and relatively formal in structure and style.

• a. academic text

• b. language

• c. comprehension

• d. structure

3. The following are characteristics of academic text, except;

• a. direct

• b. figurative

• c. exact

• d. researched

4. Which of the following characteristics of language is NOT true?

• a. systematic

• b. conventional

• c. arbitrary

5. The following are functions of language, except;

• a. communication

• b. expression of identity

• c. emotional release

• d. respiration

6. The following suggest the ways in determining the language used in academic text from various discipline, except:

• a. Identify the text and then analyze the genre, academic structure and academic vocabulary

• b. Identify and analyze the explicit instruction/deconstruction concerning the text; consider multiple models if necessary 7

• c. Bring academic language to the surface: identify its usage to a particular discipline.

• d. Consult immediately an expert of language

7. Academic text is usually written by

• a. poet

• b. experts or professional in a given field

• c. well-known official

• d. anonymous individual

8. Academic language includes language used in

• a. textbooks

• b. classrooms

• c. each discipline

• d. elsewhere

9. Academic texts include; EXCEPT

• a. research paper

• b. reviews

• c. singing competition

• d. critiques

10. Language may be used as

• a. spoken

• b. written

• c. spoken or written