Table of Contents

Table of Contents 

Acknowledgment………………………………………………………………………… iii
Preface ……………………………………………………………………………………….. v
Lesson

1. Reading Academic Texts………………………………………. 1
Definition of an Academic Text……………………………………… 2
Structures of Academic Texts…………………………………………. 2
Parts of a Paragraph……………………………………………………….. 2
Patterns of Paragraph Development…………………………. 3
Classification of Paragraphs…………………………………….. 5
Academic Texts as Entire Compositions…………………………. 6
Language Used in Academic Texts…………………………… 7
Thesis Statements and Forms of Discourse………………. 8
Summarizing and Paraphrasing Academic Texts……………. 9
Outlining Academic Texts……………………………………….. 11
Classification of Outlines ………………………………………… 12
Samples of Academic Texts…………………………………………….. 16
Exercises………………………………………………………………………… 37

2. Writing the Reaction Paper/Review/Critique…………… 51
Definition of a Reaction Paper……………………………………….. 52
Facts, Opinions, and Claims…………………………………………… 52
Sources to Support Claims…………………………………………….. 53
Language Use…………………………………………………………………. 53
Presenting Views……………………………………………………………. 54
Approaches in Writing a Critique…………………………………… 54
Principles of Effective Writing………………………………………… 58
Samples of Reviews and Reaction Papers……………………….. 70
Exercises 2……………………………………………………………………… 89

3. Writing the Concept Paper……………………………………. 105
Definition of a Concept Paper………………………………………… 106
Uses of Concept Papers………………………………………………….. 106
Ways of Elucidating a Concept……………………………………….. 106
Samples of Concept Papers…………………………………………….. 108
Exercises 3……………………………………………………………………… 123

4. Writing the Position Paper……………………………………. 127
Definition of a Position Paper………………………………………… 128
Uses of Position Papers…………………………………………………… 130
Manifestoes and Argumentative Essays………………………….. 130
Kinds of Position Papers………………………………………………… 131
Research Guidelines:………………………………………………………. 131
Writing Guidelines…………………………………………………………. 132
Samples of Position Papers…………………………………………….. 133
Exercises 4……………………………………………………………………… 139

5. Writing the Report………………………………………………. 143
Definition of a Report…………………………………………………….. 144
Classification of Reports………………………………………………… 145
Formal Reports and their Parts………………………………………. 147
Objectives of Reports……………………………………………………… 148
Experimentation, Observation, and
Other Data-Gathering Methods………………………………. 148
Surveys and Survey Questionnaires……………………………….. 150
Summarizing Findings…………………………………………………… 153
Visual and Graphic Aids………………………………………………… 154
Sample of Reports………………………………………………………….. 163
Sample of a Feasibility Study………………………………………….. 192
Exercises 5……………………………………………………………………… 257
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Appendices
A. Course Outline for English for Academic
and Professional Purposes………………………………… 261
B. Classification of Paragraphs…………………………………….. 263
C. Additional Exercises………………………………………………… 273
Exercise C-1……………………………………………………… 277
Exercise C-2……………………………………………………… 281
Exercise C-3……………………………………………………… 291
Exercise C-4……………………………………………………… 299
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………. 315