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    This document discusses different genres used in CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) subjects, focusing on explanations and procedures. It identifies two main genres used in science subjects: science explanations and science procedures. Science explanations describe phenomena and why they occur, using structures like phenomenon and explanation. They are often fragmented in CLIL classes. Science procedures provide instructions for experiments through spoken and written directions, with generic structures like aim, equipment/materials, and method. The main purpose is to report on experiments conducted.

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    Faculty of Education University Master in Bilingual Education for Primary and Secondary Schools

    SPECIFIC ENGLISH FOR NON-LINGUISTIC SUBJECTS


    By Alexander Oporta Barrera
    GENRES IN CLIL SUBJECTS
    Veel (1997) and Christie &
    TYPES Deriawanka (2008) classify this MAIN FEATURE
    genre in three types: Descriptive,
    1. Descriptive Reports classify and Taxonomic, and Compositional
    describe a phenomena and its features. Reports. This genre is the most frequent in
    2. Taxonomic o Classifying Reports science textbooks which makes the
    identify the members of a class. information more accessible for
    3. Compositional Reports describe
    part-whole relationships.
    students in a structured way.

    STRUCTURES
    DEFINITION
    The generic structures of the report types
    This genre aims at explaining and
    are:
    DR: Classification^Description(ph.1) reproducing the students´
    Phenomenon^Explanation (ph.2) knowledge of the results of an
    T/CR: Classification System^Types SICIENCE experimental procedure in a scientific
    CR: Classification of Entity^Components REPORTS way.

    DEFINITION STRUCTURES

    Explanations tell us how and GENRES OF SCIENCE Generic structures:


    why scientific phenomena Procedures:
    occur, dealing with Aim^Equipment+Materials^Method
    Procedural-Recounts:
    interactions of factors and Aim^Equipment+Materials^Method^R
    processes. esults^(Conclusion)

    TYPES TYPE
    SCIENCE
    PROCEDURES
    Veel (1997) has identified six EXPLANATIONS
    types of explanations: Procedural Recounts aim at
    sequential, causal, theoretical, reporting a certain experiment
    factorial, consequential, & that was carried out.
    explorations.
    MAIN FEATURE
    MAIN FEATURE STRUCTURE DEFINITION

    Explanations in CLIL classes are An explanation may begin/end with a Procedures are texts that Procedures involve face-to-face
    definition of the phenomenon. instruct how to carry out the
    rather fragmented that shows, Sometimes an extension is included. spoken instructions and explicit
    Generic Structure:
    steps of an experiment and written directions in science and
    teachers provide fairly explanations how was one was done.
    Phenomenon ^ Explanation (in technology subjects.
    of the phenomena. phases) ^ (Extension)

    Llinares, A., Morton, T., & Whittake, R. (2012), pp. 116-126

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