English for Academic and Professional Purposes

• EAPP - English for Academic and Professional Purposes
• Proposition Paper - It is an essay that expresses a position on an issue. It gives arguments that support the opinion of the writer based on the facts collected.
• Proposition Paper sometimes called a Point of View Paper
• A position paper presents an arguable opinion about an issue. Its goal is to convince the audience that your opinion is valid and worth listening to.
• Factual Statement cannot be argued because they are shown to be true.
• Several Near: Disastrous accidents have occurred on busy streets.
• The Equal Rights Amendment is seriously misunderstood by many Filipinos.
• Parts of a Proposition Paper

   

  -Issue

  -Thesis

  -Reasons

  -Support

  -Counterargument
• Issue also called a controversy.
• A topic will be an issue if people have different views about it.
• Thesis - this is a statement that summarizes your topic and declares your position on it.
• Thesis also called as your claim.
• Categories of Thesis Statement

   

  -Informative Thesis

  -Persuasive Thesis
• Informative Thesis - used if you want to declare your intentions in this essay and guide the reader to the conclusion that you reach
• Persuasive Thesis - thesis statement that take a position and argue it.
• Reasons - this part pertains to your arguments.
• State the reasons in order to explain to the reader why your position is logical, acceptable, and believable.
• Support - evidences or ideas to substantiate the reasons.
• Types of Support:

   

  -Facts

  -Comparisons

  -Opinions
• Facts - figures and the writer’s own observations or reports from scholarly studies.
• Comparisons -similarities of differentiation between two ideas, concepts, or situations.
• Opinions - the author’s feelings or generalizations.
• Counterargument - it is an argument opposed to your thesis, or part of your thesis.
• Counterargument - it expresses the view of a person who disagrees with your position.
• Issue Criteria - yo take a side on a subject, you should first establish the plausibility of a topic that interests you.
• Supporting Evidence:

   

  -Factual Knowledge

  -Statistical Inferences

  -Informed Opinion

  -Personal Testimony
• Factual Knowledge - information that is verifiable and agreed upon by almost everyone
• Statistical Inferences - interpretation and example of an accumulation of facts.
• Informed Opinion - opinion developed through research and/or expertise of the claim.
• Personal Testimony - personal experience related by a knowledgeable party
• Introduction - identifies the issue that will be discussed and states the author’s position on that issue.
• Body - contains the central argument.
• Conclusion - restates the key points and where applicable, suggesting resolutions to the issue.
• Introduction - you have to introduce the topic, and then provide history or background of the issue. You may also describe the issue on- hand so do your research.
• Body - you have to state the opposing argument by briefly describing them.
• Body - provide evidence that support your claim.
• Conclusion - restate both sides of the argument, summarize the three arguments made in our essay. Lastly, provide a call for action.
• Critique Paper - a paper that analyzes and evaluates the worth of a piece of literature and/or of the other art forms.
• Critique Paper - it is a systematic, yet personal response and evaluation of what you need.
• Critique Paper - it is a genre of academic writing that briefly summarizes and critically evaluates a work or concept.