The level of oral, written, auditory, and visual language proficiency required to learn effectively in schools and academic programs.
The language used in classroom lessons, books, tests, and assignments, and it’s the language that students are expected to learn and achieve fluency in.
Frequently contrasted with “conversational” or “social” language, academic language includes a variety of formal-language skills.
Academic Language can be seen as an economic and racial barrier to achieving the grades necessary to gain higher education. Academic language is often code for "white language" or the language used by the dominant racial and economic class in society.
The language used in classroom lessons, books, tests, and assignments, and it’s the language that students are expected to learn and achieve fluency in.
Frequently contrasted with “conversational” or “social” language, academic language includes a variety of formal-language skills.
Academic Language can be seen as an economic and racial barrier to achieving the grades necessary to gain higher education. Academic language is often code for "white language" or the language used by the dominant racial and economic class in society.
When I wrote my thesis statement in the first person and explained why I felt the topic was important, my teacher told me that I was writing to casually and needed to use academic language in my paper.
by CoughCoffee February 26, 2022
Get the academic languagemug. Acadmic stress is mental pressure installed onto the student's brain due to overload of excess and unnecessary losd of school work and high parental expectations.
by John_wittlory November 30, 2016
Get the Academic Stressmug. Recently American students have found this new way of cheating on their homework. They would go online and hire someone from India to do their homework. Since these guys do the homework for like $2 a paragraph, They are Academic Whores. They also provide tutoring for $20 an hour.
Person #1: UGH... I have a 5 page essay due tomorrow.
Person #2: Just use one of the Academic Whores.
Person #2: Just use one of the Academic Whores.
by Jack the Ripper 1313 November 18, 2010
Get the Academic Whoresmug. An overachiever-- someone who takes as many classes as possible, typically AP/Honors classes. They are also involved extracurricular activities/clubs, such as Academic Pentathlon.
by ROFLMAOXZY January 11, 2010
Get the Academic Whoremug. by Godaisies June 12, 2010
Get the Academic skimmug. An academic parasite is a person who feeds on your intellect regarding a particular subject, usually before an exam or a paper is due.
by antibloodsucker November 1, 2010
Get the Academic Parasitemug. Spending ample amounts of time on school work and always getting assignments done on time or even early.
by BeZeez July 13, 2011
Get the academic dorkmug.