Understanding academic language using the science that makes the news

Paterson, R. 2016. Understanding academic language using the science that makes the news. Teaching Foreign Languages: Present and Future. Uzbekistan State World Languages University 29 Sep - 01 Oct 2016

TitleUnderstanding academic language using the science that makes the news
AuthorsPaterson, R.
TypeConference paper
Abstract

This article reports on a study examining changes that scientific texts undergo when they are re-written for different audiences. The study tracks the language and semiotic transformations made to original texts as they travel across different spaces and times, and offers suggestions for pedagogical applications in an EAP context.

KeywordsEAP pedagogy, linguistic/semiotic transformations, scientific texts,
Year2016
ConferenceTeaching Foreign Languages: Present and Future
Accepted author manuscript
Journal citationpp. 28-33
ISSN1994-4233

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