How to Write (Science) Better. Simplified English Principles in a Skill-Oriented ESP Course

Teaching writing to doctoral students or academics at a technical university is a challenging task. Because they need to publish their research findings in English to pursue academic careers, they are usually highly motivated and expect a lot of the class. Their language competences, however, very o...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal:	Śleszyńska Monika
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Sciendo 2021
Materias:	english for specific purposes (esp) english-based natural controlled languages (cnls) plain english simplified english simple english science writing History of scholarship and learning. The humanities AZ20-999
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/3e0494094f4c4494b3969c13eacd1160
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:3e0494094f4c4494b3969c13eacd1160
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3e0494094f4c4494b3969c13eacd11602021-12-05T14:11:11ZHow to Write (Science) Better. Simplified English Principles in a Skill-Oriented ESP Course2199-605910.2478/slgr-2021-0008https://doaj.org/article/3e0494094f4c4494b3969c13eacd11602021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2021-0008https://doaj.org/toc/2199-6059Teaching writing to doctoral students or academics at a technical university is a challenging task. Because they need to publish their research findings in English to pursue academic careers, they are usually highly motivated and expect a lot of the class. Their language competences, however, very often lack enough proficiency and may contribute to manuscript rejection. The paper focuses on language issues based on the rules of controlled natural languages (CNLs) and guidelines of Plain English. It shows how employing these issues improves grammatical quality and readability of science-oriented written texts. The paper describes four principles: removing nominalisation and using the so-called strong verbs to make the message simpler and more direct; combining nouns in strings to express complex ideas economically; applying grammatical consistency for coordinate elements in sentences to make them less chaotic; and reducing wordiness to obtain a more precise and comprehensible piece of writing. Sample phrases and sentences from authentic student writing as well as their improved versions are provided to each of the guidelines so that a reader has a deeper insight into how the principles work in a specialist context. Because problems with, for example, research papers, grant proposals or reports are common to various disciplines and at various levels, the Author of the paper draws conclusions that these principles should be implemented not only in a technical but also legal, medical and business writing course offered by English teachers to both young researchers and experienced scientists.Śleszyńska MonikaSciendoarticleenglish for specific purposes (esp)english-based natural controlled languages (cnls)plain englishsimplified englishsimple englishscience writingHistory of scholarship and learning. The humanitiesAZ20-999ENStudies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric, Vol 66, Iss 1, Pp 115-133 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	english for specific purposes (esp) english-based natural controlled languages (cnls) plain english simplified english simple english science writing History of scholarship and learning. The humanities AZ20-999
spellingShingle	english for specific purposes (esp) english-based natural controlled languages (cnls) plain english simplified english simple english science writing History of scholarship and learning. The humanities AZ20-999 Śleszyńska Monika How to Write (Science) Better. Simplified English Principles in a Skill-Oriented ESP Course
description	Teaching writing to doctoral students or academics at a technical university is a challenging task. Because they need to publish their research findings in English to pursue academic careers, they are usually highly motivated and expect a lot of the class. Their language competences, however, very often lack enough proficiency and may contribute to manuscript rejection. The paper focuses on language issues based on the rules of controlled natural languages (CNLs) and guidelines of Plain English. It shows how employing these issues improves grammatical quality and readability of science-oriented written texts. The paper describes four principles: removing nominalisation and using the so-called strong verbs to make the message simpler and more direct; combining nouns in strings to express complex ideas economically; applying grammatical consistency for coordinate elements in sentences to make them less chaotic; and reducing wordiness to obtain a more precise and comprehensible piece of writing. Sample phrases and sentences from authentic student writing as well as their improved versions are provided to each of the guidelines so that a reader has a deeper insight into how the principles work in a specialist context. Because problems with, for example, research papers, grant proposals or reports are common to various disciplines and at various levels, the Author of the paper draws conclusions that these principles should be implemented not only in a technical but also legal, medical and business writing course offered by English teachers to both young researchers and experienced scientists.
format	article
author	Śleszyńska Monika
author_facet	Śleszyńska Monika
author_sort	Śleszyńska Monika
title	How to Write (Science) Better. Simplified English Principles in a Skill-Oriented ESP Course
title_short	How to Write (Science) Better. Simplified English Principles in a Skill-Oriented ESP Course
title_full	How to Write (Science) Better. Simplified English Principles in a Skill-Oriented ESP Course
title_fullStr	How to Write (Science) Better. Simplified English Principles in a Skill-Oriented ESP Course
title_full_unstemmed	How to Write (Science) Better. Simplified English Principles in a Skill-Oriented ESP Course
title_sort	how to write (science) better. simplified english principles in a skill-oriented esp course
publisher	Sciendo
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/3e0494094f4c4494b3969c13eacd1160
work_keys_str_mv	AT sleszynskamonika howtowritesciencebettersimplifiedenglishprinciplesinaskillorientedespcourse
_version_	1718371291906441216

How to Write (Science) Better. Simplified English Principles in a Skill-Oriented ESP Course

Ejemplares similares