Writing about scientific methods in English Presentation by UWE Library Learning Services 2017-2018

Writing about scientific methods in English By the end of this session we hope you’ll feel more confident about: Identifying the academic style commonly used in the methods section of science writing Writing a methods section based on the examples provided Academic style: objective, formal and precise Appropriate vocabulary: suffixes and prefeies?

Is science writing special? Work in pairs or small groups. List all the different types of writing you have done or will do on your course, for example: literature review

IMRaD structure Methods Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion / Conclusion Abstract Methods Glasman-Deal, H. (2009) Science Research Writing For Non-native Speakers of English [online]. London: Imperial College Press. [Accessed 26 February 2018].

The marshmallow test Task 1 Watch the video. Can you explain the experiment in simple terms? TED talk: Don't eat the marshmallow

The marshmallow test Task 2 Using the language on the handouts to help you, write the methodology of the experiment. Use at least one sentence from each of the 4 sections. TED talk: Don't eat the marshmallow

References Tasks adapted from: Glasman-Deal, H. (2009) Science Research Writing For Non-native Speakers of English [online]. London: Imperial College Press. [Accessed 26 February 2018]. Science research writing: for non-native speakers of English Glasman-deal, Hilary Imperial college Press