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Writing instructional texts in science. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, June 2009, Pages: 324
Non English-speaking Science students studying in
English often have difficulty understanding written
course material, particularly in distance education.
Course writers should employ reliable design
principles for instructional texts. This book deals
with students' language and cultural
barriers, writers' awareness of their problems and
the effectiveness of design principles in improving
understanding.
The findings show the effects of using design
principles to modify science course material which
improved student understanding of the modified
texts. The design principles identified are: make
the meaning of problematic words transparent;
provide accurately formulated descriptions; explain
and acknowledge cultural and historical allusions;
clarify cause and effect relationships; use
appropriate text structuring devices; use elliptical
expressions and reference cohesion judiciously; make
strong links between text and diagrams; avoid
complex syntactic structures; ensure uniformity of
description.
This is for writers of scientific texts,
instructional designers, editors, writing workshop
facilitators and writers of instructional writing
guidelines.
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