... Systemic functional linguistics Appraisal analysis Critical language awareness Functional language analysis Science reading Science literacy It is now well recognized that literacy (reading/writing) is fundamental to both the conception of modern science and the social practices of scientists...

...Meg Gebhard; Holly Graham Purpose This paper aims to analyze how middle schoolers developed a critical awareness of language while participating in a curricular unit informed by systemic functional linguistics (SFL). This unit was developed to understanding and taking action to protect a local bat...