THE LANGUAGE OF CHEMISTRY: MODALIZATION AND CAUSALITY IN DIDACTIC TEXTS

Authors

  • Maria José Bocorny Finatto UFRGS
  • Rafaela Guimarães Barbosa UFRGS
  • José Claudio Del Pino UFRGS

Keywords:

Modalization, Causality, Didactic texts in Chemistry

Abstract

In a joint study by the group TEXTQUIM of the Instituto de Letras and the Chemistry Department of UFRGS, different profiles of chemical language in Portuguese are examined. By integrating linguistic with didactic-conceptual aspects, this research follows principles of Terminology, Corpus Linguistics and Theories of Text. This article aims to give a general overview of the results obtained from items such as modalization and causality in teaching texts in higher education. At the end of the work, it reflects on how aspects of language can affect the functioning of the teaching text on the learning of this science at higher education level.

Author Biographies

Maria José Bocorny Finatto, UFRGS

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Rafaela Guimarães Barbosa, UFRGS

Bacharel em Letras hab. Tradução pela UFRGS, bolsista da FAPERGS e Tradutora Inglês-Português.

José Claudio Del Pino, UFRGS

Docente do Inst. de Química da UFRGS, coordenador da Área de Educação Química da UFRGS, doutor em Engenharia de Biomassa pela UFRGS e pos-doutorado pela Universidade de Aveiro. Bolsista Produtividade em Pesquisa CNPq. Correspondência: Address: Rua Guilherme Klippel 66 - Bairro Passo da Areia CEP 91350-160 Porto Alegre - RS

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Published

2009-03-23

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2006)

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