Translingual Science Communication: From Local Publications to the STEM Writing Classroom

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Attribute Name	Values
Creator	Werndli, Alexander J.
Abstract	In order to assist WAC/WID practitioners and science writing faculty in incorporating translingual perspectives in disciplinary writing instruction, this study extends translingualism to language practice in the sciences by conducting a corpus study of Al-Awamia, a Moroccan agronomic journal. Mapping rhetorically significant changes across abstracts authored in English, French, and Arabic suggests that European-language abstracts are generally tailored to an international specialist audience and Arabic abstracts favor a domestic policy maker audience. The rhetorical choices made to address these different audiences are typical of those studied by scholars of science communication, and accordingly this study suggests that non-specialist communication assignments may be a promising site to incorporate multiple language competencies into the STEM writing classroom.
License	All rights reserved
Resource Type	Masters Thesis
Date Issued	2021-06-04
Degree Level	Master's
Degree Name	Master of Arts (M.A.)
Degree Field	English
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	2021
Advisor	Pflugfelder, Ehren H.
Committee Member	Hamblin, Jacob D. Ribero, Ana Milena Burton, Vicki Tolar Perrault, Sarah Tinker
Academic Affiliation	Writing, Literature and Film
Rights Statement	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]

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