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http://dx.doi.org/10.5467/JKESS.2012.33.1.94

Descriptive Characteristics of the Label Texts Related to Earth Science: Toward Educationally Meaningful Communication  

Kim, Chan-Jong (Department of Earth Science Education, Seoul National University)
Park, Eun-Ji (Department of Earth Science Education, Seoul National University)
Yoon, Sae-Yeol (Department of Teaching and Learning, The University of Iowa)
Lee, Sun-Kyung (Department of Earth Science Education, Seoul National University)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.33, no.1, 2012 , pp. 94-109 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyse the descriptive characteristics of the label texts related to Earth Science at a science museum and a natural history museum in Korea. The data were collected from Korean National Science Museum and Seodaemun Natural History Museum. The analysis framework was modified according to the Systemic Functional Linguistics. As a result, characteristics of the labels are 1) mostly declarative sentences, 2) appropriate amount of scientific information, and 3) mainly 'facts'. Moreover, all of the text genre are 4) 'logical expositions'. Particularly in Korean National Science Museum, the labels present 5) more scientific words among the entire terminologies and 6) more than half subjects omitted or long nominalized. Those results may imply that the labels can lead one-way communication regarding the culture of science rather than two-way. This study presents the descriptive characteristics of the label texts to make educationally meaningful communication possible by building an open structure between visitors' own culture in everyday life and the culture of science.
Keywords
out-of-school science learning; natural history museum; science museum; label text; systemic functional linguistics;
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