I, Expert: Media competence for science through linguistics
The project is part of the 2024 DAAD program “Higher Education Dialogue with South Europe” and brings together researchers in English and Digital Linguistics at Chemnitz University of Technology and researchers in science communication at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. The project aims to promote language awareness in science communication so that researchers can disseminate their results credibly and citizens can digest them effectively.
Conference in Chemnitz (7-8 October 2024)
The "I, Expert" conference at Chemnitz University of Technology promotes the scientific dialogue on the latest research findings of the partners from Chemnitz and Zaragoza. The participants will report on topics such as recontextualisation in science communication, the discourse of different genres of science communication and their own experiences in science communication. Students and young scientists will also present their research projects and receive valuable feedback. In a workshop, the participants will draw up a list of genres in science communication and characterise these genres. The list will be used to create the best practice collection during the autumn school.
For more information on the reimbursement for the participants from Zaragoza, please contact Marina Ivanova at marina.ivanova@…
Interested PhD students and researchers should send an abstract (about 200 words) by 15 August 2024 to Marina Ivanova at marina.ivanova@…
Autumn School in Zaragoza (19-21 November 2024)
The "I, Expert" autumn school at the University of Zaragoza brings together bachelor's, master's and doctoral students as well as researchers from Chemnitz and Zaragoza. We will discuss positive examples of science communication and develop criteria for assessing the quality of science communication. We will then use these criteria to create and annotate a collection of best practices in science communication and publish them on the project website and the version control platform GitHub. Participants will gain practical insights into science communication from a local perspective in a meeting with the university's press office.
Please send a letter of motivation (about 500-1000 words) describing your connection to the topic of the autumn school and a discussion of a good example of science communicaton by 31 October 2024 to Marina Ivanova at marina.ivanova@…
Annotated collection of science communication texts
The collection will be published after the Autumn School in Zargoza.
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| For Clear and Credible Science Communication. | TITLE
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Short, to the point, and attractive.
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| DAAD project at Chemnitz University of Technology and the University of Zaragoza researches the language of science communication to improve media competence. | LEAD
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Summarizes the key message of the press release.
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| 'Science communication is based on trust in science. However, with the advent of accessible generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, anyone can create credible-sounding texts and simulate expertise - with potentially harmful consequences', says Marina Ivanova, researcher at the Chair of English and Digital Linguistics at Chemnitz University of Technology. | INTRODUCTION
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Introduction to the background of the issue with a quote by the researcher.
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