Defenition 1
Circumstance
situation
Maturity
Fully developed
Motivation
What is general vocabulary?
Vocabulary that occurs frequently in all kinds of texts and everyday language
What rules of formality do you know in academic writing?
Use formal vocabulary, formal grammar structues, use statements (no rhetorical questions)
Altruism
Selfless concern for well-being of others
Result
Privilege
a favor
What is nominalisation?
The process of changing verbs or adjectives to nouns
What is objectivity in academic writing?
Using impersonal language, such as 'There is...', 'It is...', or passive voice and avoiding personal pronouns (I, we, you, etc.) and adverbs which show your feelings (e.g. luckily, remarkably, amazingly).
Engaged
involved
Compliment
Praise
Empathy
Ability to share feelings
What is academic vocabulary?
Words that are used in academic dialogue and text. Specifically, it refers to words that are not common in informal conversations and writing.
What is precision in academic writing?
Being as precise as possible and using exact figures or values wherever possible, rather than 'about' or 'several' and words such as 'factor', 'issue', 'topic', 'aspect' instead of vague words such as 'thing’.
Diverse
including many different types of people or things
Reluctant
Not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it
Juvenile
Relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult
What is technical vocabulary?
Technical terms are a special type of vocabulary used to explain concepts specific to one particular area.
What are explicit links?
Appropriate transition signals to make explicit (i.e. clear) links between ideas and to introduce new sections of an academic writing
To conceal
To hide
To contribute
To give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people
To affect
To influence
Make nouns:
Occur
Proceed
Signify
Occurance
Procedure
Significance
What is a tentative language?
Hedging (i.e. tentative language), such as 'possibly', 'probably', 'may', 'might', 'appears to', and 'seems to' to qualify statements and avoiding absolute statements and words such as 'always'.