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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC
AND PROFESSIONAL
PURPOSES
Reading Academic Text
(Academic and Non-academic Texts)
Prepared by: Rachel O. Encinas, LPT
SHS – English Teacher

Learning Objectives:
 Distinguish the difference between academic and non-academic
texts;
 Enumerate the different types of academic and non-academic
texts;
 Determine the purpose of reading academic text; and
 Identify the factors to consider in academic writing

Directions: Categorize the information based on their characteristics below by
filling in the table to differentiate academic text from non-academic text. Write
your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
 Everyday Events
 To inform and/or validate idea
 To entertain
 Scholarly audience
 Contains slang and colloquialisms
 Subjective
 Related literature
 Introduction-Body-Conclusion
 No fixed structure
 Research papers, Reports
 Diaries, Informal essays
 Objective
 Public
 Formal

ACADEMIC TEXT
 Written language that provides information, which contain ideas and
concepts that are related to a particular discipline
 Written by a professional
 Well-edited and often take years to publish
 Uses formal language

 Contain words and terms specific to a certain field
 Contains list of sources and references
 Main goal is to advance human understanding in a particular
discipline
 Can be challenging for novice or beginner
 Informative, argumentative or objective in nature.

Examples of Academic Text
1. Journal articles
2. School books and textbooks
3. Research proposals and papers
4. Some newspapers and magazine articles
5. Thesis and Dissertation

Types of Academic Text
A. Descriptive
- Provides facts and
information
Identify, report, record,
summarize, define
B. Analytical
- Organizes facts and information
into categories, group, parts,
types, or relationships
Analyse, compare, contrast,
relate, examine

Types of Academic Text
C. Persuasive
- Includes argument, recommendation,
interpretation, or evaluation of the work of
others with the addition of your own point of
view.
- Needs to be supported by evidence
Argue, evaluate, discuss, take a position
D. Critical
- Requires you to consider at least two point
of view , including your own
Critique, debate, disagree, and evaluate

Non-academic Text
Written for the mass public
Published quickly and can be written by anyone
Often doesn’t involve research and sources
Uses informal and more conversational language
May contain slang

Non-academic Text
Author may be unknown
Usually delivers simple and basic information
Can be easily read and understood by any kind of reader
Personal, emotional, impressionistic, and subjective in nature.

Examples of Non-academic Text
1.Blog posts
2.Fiction books
3.Letters
4.Personal journals and diaries

PURPOSES IN READING
AN ACADEMIC TEXT

 To locate a main idea.
 To scan for information.
 To identify gaps in existing
studies.

To connect new ideas to existing ones.
To gain more pieces of information.
To support a particular writing assignment.
To deeply understand an existing idea.

FACTORS TO CONSIDER
IN WRITING ACADEMIC
TEXT

1. State critical questions and
issues;
2. Provide facts and evidence from
credible sources;

3. Use precise and accurate words
while avoiding jargon;
4. Take an objective point of view;

5. List references; and,
6. Use cautious language.

Quiz#1A: Directions: Write “T” if the statement is True and
write “F” if the statement is False.
_____1. Academic Text may be considered that writing which is personal,
emotional, impressionistic, or subjective in nature.
_____2. Blog posts, fiction books, letters and personal journals or diaries are examples
of Non- Academic Text.
_____3. Introduction usually depicts the background of the topic and the central focus
of the study.
_____4. Structure is not important feature of academic writing.
_____5. Academic Text is defined as critical, objective, specialized text written by
experts or professionals in a given field using “formal language”

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