Popular Science Writing teaches students to write texts on scientific topics aimed at general audiences. In this course, participants will learn how to:
- understand different text types and the features of a good popular scientific text.
- explain, summarize, paraphrase scientific information for a general audience.
- apply the stylistic, linguistic and structural writing conventions of popular science writing so as to persuade the reader of the relevance of scientific research.
- create a cohesive, well-structured piece of writing using paragraphs other linking strategies.
- work with their strengths and weaknesses as writers and where to locate additional resources to help develop your writing skills.
- write more confidently and more enjoy the writing process.
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Academics are increasingly expected not only to be able to write research papers for a specialist audience, but also to have the ability to communicate important findings and the relevance of their research to the general public. In this course, participants develop their English writing skills and learn to write texts on scientific topics aimed at general audiences.
Participants will work in groups to create a popular science magazine containing a variety of different popular scientific texts. Each student will write one article about a recent scientific paper or finding that conveys the relevance of this research to a lay audience. In addition, students will collaborate on an interview article which introduces a scientist and their work to the broader public. These assignments will then be put together in a final publication, which may also include other short articles and features to attract their chosen reader.
Students will be graded on the style, coherence and appeal of their individual article and their contribution to the group assignments.
Key words
English, Writing Skills, Scientific Communication.
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