2011
DOI: 10.4000/apliut.844
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Exploring English for the Nuclear Industry in Biographical Films: Oppenheimer and Silkwood

Abstract: There is an increased interest in using filmic texts, both fictional and documentary, in the ESP classroom. Medical and legal fields have seen considerable fictional representation, but the nuclear industry has not been wholly forgotten by the creators of popular drama. Film and television programs offer visually contextualized discourse in nuclear-related scientific settings. This study analyses the oral discourse features of the 1980 BBC series Oppenheimer: The Father of the Atomic Bomb and Mike Nichols' 198… Show more

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“…Hartwell has suggested that metaphors and analogies are both the basis of scientific discovery and a fundamental by-product of science communication which commands viewers' perception of the unknown. 40 For instance, Al-Khalili explains atom-splitting and a nuclear chain reaction by dropping a ping-pong ball in a box with 120 mousetraps, each loaded with another ping-pong ball. To materialise the impact of radiation, he then puts a green plant in a radiation accelerator.…”
Section: Providing Science Edutainment To Produce "Enriched" Viewersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hartwell has suggested that metaphors and analogies are both the basis of scientific discovery and a fundamental by-product of science communication which commands viewers' perception of the unknown. 40 For instance, Al-Khalili explains atom-splitting and a nuclear chain reaction by dropping a ping-pong ball in a box with 120 mousetraps, each loaded with another ping-pong ball. To materialise the impact of radiation, he then puts a green plant in a radiation accelerator.…”
Section: Providing Science Edutainment To Produce "Enriched" Viewersmentioning
confidence: 99%