English for Academic and Professional Purposes – Key Concepts

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering major ideas on academic texts, language use, structure, and reading strategies.

The realm focused on theories, explanations, and critiques is called the world.

academic world

According to Levin (2004), knowledge in the academic world is learned at hand.

second

Academic texts generally aim to rather than to entertain.

inform

Research papers and formal reports are examples of texts.

academic

Diaries and informal essays fall under the category of texts.

non-academic

Academic language should avoid expressions such as slang or contractions.

colloquial

Using personal pronouns like "I" or "we" is discouraged because academic writing should be .

impersonal

Precise academic writing often employs terms to achieve accuracy.

technical

An academic text must be , meaning it presents facts without personal bias.

objective

Registers are language varieties linked to occupations or .

topics/professions

The specialized vocabulary used by doctors is an example of the register.

medical

Language used with family and friends that may include slang is called language.

social

Academic language relies on transition words like "however" and "moreover" instead of starting sentences with "" and "but."

and

One formal guideline is to avoid contractions such as in academic writing.

don't

A thesis statement usually appears at the end of the paragraph.

first

Before reading an academic text, ask yourself: "Why am I this text?"

reading

Connecting new ideas to existing ones is a general for reading academic texts.

purpose

The three main parts of a composition are introduction, body, and .

conclusion

In an academic outline, section 1.2 is reserved for the statement.

thesis

Words like "furthermore" and "in addition" are used to show of ideas.

addition

A text structure that presents events from earliest to latest is called order.

chronological

A paragraph that divides items into groups based on criteria uses the structure.

classification

Presenting a problem followed by ways to address it exemplifies the text structure.

problem-solution

Cause-effect structure shows how one or more lead to specific outcomes.

causes

When a text explains steps in the order they occur, it follows a structure.

sequence

Academic writers often use language to tone down claims, such as "might" or "possibly."

hedging

Modal auxiliary verbs like "may" and "could" are commonly used as devices.

hedging

Words like "possible" and "probable" are examples of adjectives.

probability

Phrases such as "to our knowledge" serve as phrases in hedging.

introductory

A double hedge combines two tentative words, as in "it indicate that."

may

Academic texts must list to show where evidence and ideas originated.

references

A concept paper primarily defines and clarifies an .

idea (concept)

A reaction paper offers an informed and insightful on a subject.

perspective

A position paper asserts an on an issue.

argument

Presenting raw data from an incident without analysis is typical of a .

report

Social language often repeats words, whereas academic language employs a of vocabulary.

variety

According to Meyer (1985), authors choose a structure that goes along with the they wish to communicate.

idea

In the introduction, the section lets readers know how the text is organised.

outline

Academic writing should use language, meaning it avoids slang and informalities.

formal

Words like "approximately," "roughly," and "generally" are hedging words that indicate degree or .

quantity