Jargon and Audience Awareness: Improving Science Writing Using the De-Jargonizer and Readability Scores

Orit Rabkin; Tzipora Rakedzon

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-91628-2_19

Jargon and Audience Awareness: Improving Science Writing Using the De-Jargonizer and Readability Scores

Orit Rabkin, Tzipora Rakedzon

Humanities and Arts

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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Abstract

When writing, students often rely on jargon and a formal academic style—as a result they struggle to write for a general or non-scientific audience. After completing this exercise, students will be able to tailor their writing to non-specialists by adjusting their vocabulary and style. They will also be able to assess the suitability of their texts for different readers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Teaching Science Students to Communicate
Subtitle of host publication	A Practical Guide
Pages	165-171
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030916282
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91628-2_19
State	Published - 1 Jan 2023

Keywords

Audience
Jargon
Readability

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Medicine
General Social Sciences

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