With more and more scientific language being applied -and misapplied- in our daily lives, this title from the Intertext series explores the use of scientific terms through hot topics from the MMR vaccine to AIDS and biological weapons
Author: Carol Reeves
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415346355
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines
Page: 131
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Scientific. and. Scriptural. Truth. Be. Reconciled? You will know the truth, and the
truth will set you free. JOHN 8:32 ... Even in science, where truth claims often
seem to have a powerful simplicity, the situation has become increasingly
complex.
Author: Karl Giberson
Publisher: SPCK
ISBN: 9780281066070
Category: Religion
Page: 224
View: 645
A new edition of the classic introduction to mathematics, first published in 1930 and revised in the 1950s, explains the history and tenets of mathematics, including the relationship of mathematics to the other sciences and profiles of the ...
Author: Tobias Dantzig
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0452288118
Category: Mathematics
Page: 398
View: 926
The Use by Australian University Science Staff of Language Skills1 Richard B.
Baldauf Jr. Introduction English as a language of wider communication English
as the language of science Language selection within national boundaries ...
Author: Ulrich Ammon
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110869484
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines
Page: 491
View: 590
If you read (or write) popular science, you might sometimes wonder: how do the authors manage to make subjects that once put you to sleep in science class both so entertaining and approachable?
Author: Olga A. Pilkington
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9781476672533
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines
Page: 196
View: 738
And finally , a few suggestions on the uses of figurative language in teaching
science . A Short Historical Note Most contemporary writers on metaphor point
the way back to Aristotle , as the start of it all . The philosopher , chiefly in his
Poetics ...
Author: Steven Darian
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292716184
Category: Science
Page: 248
View: 470
An Expanded Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts in Science Teaching and
Learning William F. McComas. Scientific ... Scientific Literacy refers to the
knowledge and understanding of scientific 91 THE LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE
EDUCATION.
Author: William F. McComas
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9789462094970
Category: Education
Page: 12
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32 APHORISMS CONCERNING THE LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE . In the Ancient
Period of Science , Technical Terms were formed in three different ways : - by
appropriating common words and fixing their meaning ; - by constructing terms ...
Author: William Whewell
Publisher:
ISBN: UOM:39015011950063
Category: Aphorisms and apothegms
Page: 34
View: 389
Chapter 1 Science Fiction and Fantasy: Language, Style, and the Critics This
book is about science fiction and fantasy. Its aim is to demonstrate that a literary-
linguistic approach to the language of these texts can shed new light on the issue
of ...
Author: Susan Mandala
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781847063014
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines
Page: 173
View: 487
This accessible book explores the main difficulties in the language of science and examines practical ways to aid students in retaining, understanding, reading, speaking and writing scientific language.
Author: Wellington, Jerry
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN: 9780335205981
Category: Education
Page: 152
View: 870