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1、). Features of Academic English According to the investigation, can never happenFeature 1: Making tentative statements ( 不要太绝对，话不要太满）不要太绝对，话不要太满） Why? oYou dont want to sound dogmatic(武断, 固执己见). Even if you have a lot of evidence in support of your argument you want to demonstrate your awareness tha
2、t other interpretations or conclusions are plausible or that future research might refute your thesis. How can we make tentative statements?omodals (could, may/might), oVerbs (indicate that, suggest that, it seems that, It appears that) oadverbs (maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably, mostly) oAdjectiv
3、es (possible, probable, likely, unlikely)From the above analysis, we can see the Internet plays a significant role in our daily life. oFeature 2: Objectivity (客观客观)Why: Since the emphasis of academic writing is on intellectual ideas and factual information rather than on emotions or individual exper
4、iences, you should avoid expressing personalopinions arising out of intuition, feeling, prejudice or your own experience.How: oFrom the above analysis, it can be inferred that oThe above analysis seems to indicate that the Internet plays a significant role in our daily life.oAccording to the above a
5、nalysis, We conducted research on the breeding (繁殖) habits of marsupials( 有袋目动物)in the north-west region of Victoria. Feature 3: Use of passive voiceWhy: Academic writing traditionally uses the passive voice so that the use of WE, I and other pronouns is minimized. How: oResearch was conducted on th
6、e breeding habits of marsupials in the north-west region of Victoria. oGermany invaded Poland in 1939. This was the immediate cause of the outbreak of the Second World War.Feature 4: Nominalisation 名词化名词化Why: Another common feature of academic writing isnominalisation, whereby actions/processes (ver
7、bs) become things (nouns). This practice enables more information to beCompacted (压缩) into a single sentence.How: o., which was the immediate cause of .oGermanys 1939 invasion of Poland was the immediate cause of the outbreak of the Second World War.Feature 5: Formality (正式）正式）How1.Use of long and c
8、omplex words. eg. a lot of; plenty of -considerable; numerous more and more - increasing, increasingly think - maintain, state, according to so - therefore, consequently, hence, thus2. The sentences are always long and complex, instead of being simple and short. (nominal clauses, relative clauses, p
9、articiples)3. Have few abbreviations, e.g., It is4. Have few omissions, e.g., “that” as an object clause marker is seldom omitted.oFeature 5: Discipline-specific vocabularyAnother feature of academic language is the use of abstract and technical terms. It is important that you become aware of the co
10、mmon terms and specific language of your discipline. Exercises: nTranslation:o我们对词汇教学越来越有兴趣。o人们对词汇学习作了很多研究我们对词汇教学越来越有兴趣。 1.Were more and more interested in vocabulary teaching.2.Weve more and more interest in vocabulary teaching. 3.We are increasingly interested in vocabulary teaching. 4.There are g
11、rowing interests in vocabulary teaching. 5.Vocabulary teaching has attracted increasing interests. 6.Increasing interests have been directed to vocabulary teaching.人们对词汇学习作了很多研究。1.Weve done a lot of research about vocabulary learning.2.There is much research about vocabulary learning.3.Much research
12、 has been done about vocabulary learning. 4. Considerable research has been conducted regarding vocabulary learning.Please revise the following sentences: 1.More and more students in China think its very important for them to learn English well.An increasing number of students in China maintain that it is of great significance for them to command the English language.2.The Internet has both advantages and disadvantages, so we should know how to use it properly.The Internet has both advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is of necessity to have the knowledge of how to use it properly.
