[Edling] [EXT] Re: English is the language of science — but precision is tough as a non-native speaker

[Curry, MJ via Edling]

As I wrote to Francis, I happened to download this article yesterday for an article Theresa Lillis and I are working on about multilingualism in academic publishing—the opening, unsubstantiated claim is actually incorrect … but represents the strong ideology surrounding this topic. More to come …


Mary Jane Curry, PhD (she/her/hers)
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From: Edling <edling-bounces at lists.mail.umbc.edu> on behalf of Margaret van Naerssen via Edling <edling at lists.mail.umbc.edu>
Reply-To: Educational Linguistics List <edling at lists.mail.umbc.edu>
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 1:47 PM
To: Educational Linguistics List <edling at lists.mail.umbc.edu>
Cc: Margaret van Naerssen <margaret.vannaerssen at gmail.com>, "Francis M. Hult" <fmhult at umbc.edu>
Subject: [EXT] Re: [Edling] English is the language of science — but precision is tough as a non-native speaker

The importance of scientists being able to express themselves effectively in English
is not a new concern. The field of English for Specific Purposes began with the need
for scientists and science students who needed to access scientific journal written in
and for them to be able to contribute to such journals--and eventually attend conferences
in their fields.  I have worked in this area for many years and published articles in this area.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to access the Nature article that was posted on Edling as the journal
required cookies for access--and I was not willing to open up my computer to having cookies attached
just to see the article--Especially since the article sounds like it is introducing new ideas about
the long-known importance of English in science and technology. But perhaps I'm wrong--I would
be interested in the article.

A number of applied linguists have written in this area. Here is information about one online Overview.
One of the Professional Communities in  TESOL International is the English for Specific Purposes
Interest Section. Its home page is under MyTESOL.
https://my.tesol.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=4be1f546-1b6a-46f0-8070-74576e6704cb<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__my.tesol.org_communities_community-2Dhome-3FCommunityKey-3D4be1f546-2D1b6a-2D46f0-2D8070-2D74576e6704cb&d=DwMFaQ&c=kbmfwr1Yojg42sGEpaQh5ofMHBeTl9EI2eaqQZhHbOU&r=_rMj7-Pgoc9IWqUnTVAZ6aLZ1r8V9PaRLjSW-DQVx4E&m=NaurDYEXoeTTBs5exVjUxuon7viisMPciBgmf-58w-s&s=qOBvij2X5Hy1bftzyKzSUmD-UeIuN7nfU1pmpvOFedA&e=>
Under the Statement of Purpose is a link to a Power Point developed by some ESP IS members.:
English for Specific Purposes: An Overview for Practitioners and Clients
(Kevin Knight, Anne E. Lomperis, Margaret van Naerssen, and Kay Westerfield).
Margaret van Naerssen

Ooops I have just received a message from TESOL that TESOL is upgrading it technology
from 12 - 14 April. During that period MyTESOL will not be accessible. But i hope you will check
out the link and view the Power Point.


On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 6:37 AM Francis M. Hult via Edling <edling at lists.mail.umbc.edu<mailto:edling at lists.mail.umbc.edu>> wrote:
Nature

English is the language of science — but precision is tough as a non-native speaker

English is the international language of science, for better or for worse, but most of the world’s scientists speak it as a second language. We shoulder an extra career challenge: not only must we gain command of our science, but we must also be able to write to professional standards in a foreign language to communicate that science.

Full story:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00899-y<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nature.com_articles_d41586-2D021-2D00899-2Dy&d=DwMFaQ&c=kbmfwr1Yojg42sGEpaQh5ofMHBeTl9EI2eaqQZhHbOU&r=_rMj7-Pgoc9IWqUnTVAZ6aLZ1r8V9PaRLjSW-DQVx4E&m=NaurDYEXoeTTBs5exVjUxuon7viisMPciBgmf-58w-s&s=7clWJoVTFMwSS37W_e44G2uNDB84K2KzSHspgDbrJLk&e=>


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