disciplinary literacy

English

Noun

disciplinary literacy (uncountable)

  1. The ability to comprehend, navigate, and use the linguistic styles and discourse practices of a variety of different scholarly disciplines.
    • 2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI, page 1:
      Disciplinary literacy has been particularly impactful in secondary education, and shares much in common with English for Specific Purposes (ESP), where the focus has been more on tertiary education.
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