Stylistic Variations in Science Lectures: Teaching Vocabulary  

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Bilton, Linda ; Jackson, Jane

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: English for Specific Purposes (Full Text) vol. 13 no. 1 (1994), page 61-80.
Fulltext: 13_01_Jackson.pdf (1.42MB)

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/ESP/13 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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This paper described an empirical study of vocabulary teaching in science lectures. Twenty lectures by native speaker geology lecturers to nonnative speaker students were transcribed, and 921 instances of vocabulary elaboration were found, showing an average frequency of occurrence of one elaboration per minute. They were coded onto a computer database according to 20 linguistic features, and information was obtained on lexical density, the forms of elaboration, and the distribution of discourse markers and sentence connectors associated with them. Noticeable variation was found between lecturers in the range and technicality of their language, the patterning of vocabulary elaboration, the amount and type (verbal, prosodic, graphic) of signalling used, and their employment of analogies. The analysis also revealed aspects of contextualised vocabulary teaching that could pose problems for students, viz. ambiguity, verbal mazes, lack of explicit marking, exotic analogies and register shifts to culturally unfamiliar "everyday vocabulary." In light of these findings, we argue for tailor -made courses in any EFL setting with a stable staff and student population, but suggest some alternatives for less fortunate EAP instructors.

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