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Direct linkFang, Zhihui; Gresser, Valerie; Cao, Peijuan; Zhang, Huibin – Written Communication, 2022
Factual writing is a key macrogenre of American K-12 schooling that is also valued in workplace and society. This study examined the genre and register features of two subgenres of factual writing--biography and report--composed by 48 sixth-grade students in a curriculum unit on scientists and science-related careers aimed at developing students'…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Biographies, Reports, Writing (Composition)
Fang, Zhihui; Adams, Brittany; Gresser, Valerie T.; Li, Cuiying – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2019
Purpose: This paper describes and exemplifies a pedagogical heuristic for promoting critical literacy in science. Design/methodology/approach: One way to support critical literacy in science is through a linguistically informed pedagogical heuristic called 5Es -- Enquire, Engage, Examine, Exercise and Extend. Findings: This paper describes the…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Science Education, Middle School Students, Linguistics
Fang, Zhihui – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2012
Adolescent literacy has emerged as a "very hot" topic in literacy education over the past few years (Cassidy, Valadez, Garrett, & Barrera, 2010). Its ascendency to the national spotlight reflects the growing recognition among policymakers, researchers, and educators that continuing emphasis on literacy and literacy instruction beyond…
Descriptors: Evidence, Adolescents, Literacy Education, Literacy
Fang, Zhihui – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2008
As students transition from primary to intermediate grades, the kind of materials that they are expected to read and write become more heavily dominated by expository texts. Expository texts contain grammatical patterns that are distinct from those used in primary-grade storybooks. These linguistic features pose new comprehension challenges for…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Intermediate Grades, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills
Fang, Zhihui – Science Education, 2005
Scientific writing contains unique linguistic features that construe special realms of scientific knowledge, values, and beliefs. An understanding of the functionality of these features is critical to the development of literacy in science. This article describes some of the key linguistic features of scientific writing, discusses the challenges…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Linguistics, Scientific Literacy, Textbook Preparation
Fang, Zhihui – International Journal of Science Education, 2006
The language used to construct knowledge, beliefs, and worldviews in school science is distinct from the social language that students use in their everyday ordinary life. This difference is a major source of reading difficulty for many students, especially struggling readers and English-language learners. This article identifies some of the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Middle School Students, Reading Difficulties, Teaching Methods
