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Scientificity, didacticity, and laicity traces in articles published in Ciência Hoje magazine related to Chemistry

The objective of this study is to investigate articles published in Ciência Hoje magazine and to assist teachers to use them in chemistry classes. The articles were analyzed from the perspective of French Discourse Analysis, considering Zamboni studies, according to the concept of popularization of scientific discourse specifically the identification of scientificity, didacticity, and laicity traces. Such identification is an important tool for the chemistry teacher to choose the most suitable articles for educational purposes.

Popularization of science; Chemistry teaching; Ciência Hoje magazine; Discourse analysis


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