2012, Number 3
Main syntactic problems in scientific texts of the professors of the Hygiene and Epidemiology career
López GEJ, Cabrera SME, Pegudo SAG, Cruz CL
Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 73-85
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this article is to characterize the process and outcomes of a research work, it was motivated by the occurrence of different syntactic problems found in the speech of professionals of Villa Clara Health Technology Faculty, which have an incidence in written scientific documents. The sample comprises eight scientific works that were written by professors of the Hygiene and Epidemiology career, which were presented in provincial, territorial and international events from 2010 to 2011. The methods and techniques applied made possible to systematize, analyze and perceive the registered common data, this allowed arriving at reliable conclusions. It could be stated that this professionals know the generalities of the scientific language; however, they unconsciously have syntactic problems which affect the clarity and quality of the scientific document. Consequently, Professional upgrading actions and norms related to the writing of scientific documents are proposed.REFERENCES
López Gómez E, Cabrera Suárez M, Pegudo Sánchez A, Cruz Camacho L. Fenómenos lingüísticos frecuentes que dificultan la calidad de los textos científicos escritos por profesionales. EDUMECENTRO [Internet]. 2011 [citado 21 Ene 2010];3(1):[aprox. 15 p.]. Disponible en: http://www.edumecentro.sld.cu/pag/Vol3%281%29/orieugenio.html