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Reading |
____________ is a form of communication between the reader and the writer, thus the following factors are considered in reading different text types. (Valdez, 2016 |
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Topic |
Answers the question "What is the text/ article all about?" |
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Purpose |
Answers the question "Why is the text/article written?" |
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Audience |
Answers the question "Who is reading the text/article?" |
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Language used |
Answers the question "Is it conversational or technical?" |
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Conversational language |
used in day-to-day conversations; informal. |
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Technical/Academic language |
used in thesis, dissertation, research; formal. |
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pretentious |
In academic texts, formal but not __________ language is used. |
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audience |
The ________ determines the audience of the paper or text. |
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jargons |
If the audience is a group of experts on a certain discipline, ________ are used. |
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layman's |
If a student is writing for his/her fellow student words used are in ________ terms. |
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> An argumentative/thesis structure > A problem-solution structure > A report structure |
Three categories of Structure of Academic Texts: |
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paper |
The structure of the text depends on what type of _______ it is. |
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argumentative text |
The purpose of an _______ is to persuade the reader to, accept a point of view an opinion or perhaps a new truth. |
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problem-solution text |
A ________ also presents an argument and attempts to persuade the reader that the solutions presented are workable and worth implementing. |
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report |
A _______ does not present an argument, but it may still be biased if all the facts are not presented. It is important to find out whether the facts have been taken from a credible source. |
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topic, purpose, audience, and language used. |
In reading any kind of text, one should consider the ___________ |
