Science and Writing A Transectional Account of Pedagogical Species

Increasingly, scientists are turning to writing workshops to develop their communication skills as a complement to their training as researchers. They recognize the need to communicate with fellow scientists in precise technical language and with non-scientists in clear, jargon-free prose. This chap...

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Published inScientific Communication pp. 171 - 202
Main Authors Buehl, Jonathan, FitzGerald, William T.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2018
Edition1
Subjects
Phylogenetic Diagrams
Scientific Discourse
Cpr
Citizen Science Projects
Scientific Genres
Introductory Science Courses
Curricular Niches
Natal Reefs
Pedagogical Species
Writing Review Articles
Science News Article
Grammatical Metaphor
Research Article
Programmatic Terrain
Professional Development
Science Education Researchers
Coral Reef Fish
Manuscript Architect
Fay’s Work
Non-expert Readers
Professional Writing Program
Sentence Level Issues
Non-expert Publics
Stasis Theory
Risk Perception Theory
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Summary:Increasingly, scientists are turning to writing workshops to develop their communication skills as a complement to their training as researchers. They recognize the need to communicate with fellow scientists in precise technical language and with non-scientists in clear, jargon-free prose. This chapter mimics conservation biologist, Michael Fay's project by collecting course descriptions, grant awards, textbooks, and scholarship related to science education and composition studies. Teacher-scholars of rhetoric, composition, and technical communication are interested in the challenges of teaching scientific discourses, but so are applied linguists, science education researchers, and researchers in scientific fields. The concept of pedagogical species extends to activities beyond coursework. Although students engage with the intersection of science and writing in introductory science courses, typically in laboratory-based writing assignments. Scientific genres are shaped by the material and rhetorical needs of scientists. The discursive products of scientists are also raw material for science communicators who popularize research for non-expert publics.
ISBN:0367889331
1138064785
9780367889333
9781138064782
DOI:10.4324/9781315160191-9