Publication details
In Search of the Content of Scientific Concepts. A Linguistic Ethnographic Analysis of the Translation Strategies of Teachers
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | Teachers and students co-construct a distinct language community: they use language to share certain inner space which they know and in which they move and live (Vankova, 2007). Yet, this space changes slightly with each new subject matter which the students learn. Consequently, students have to internalise new lexicon through which they can perceive the language reality of the given subject (Lakoff, Johnson, 2002). This internalisation then enables them to become fluent speakers of the school language. Hence, this chapter examines (re)construction of the school scientific lexicon and translation strategies used in this process by teachers. |
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