day 26what the study says
unit 4 · learningwhat the study says
Mediate a study for a reader: the main findings in your words, how reliable it is, and your opinion. Second bite: mediating a lecture in writing.
today’s words
- a fondo · thoroughly, in depth
- en líneas generales · on the whole, broadly speaking
- a la larga · in the long run
- dar en el clavo · to hit the nail on the head
- la excepción · exception
- evidenciar · to show, to make evident
- la concepción · conception, idea, view
- la relevancia · relevance, importance
- la valoración · assessment, evaluation
- sistemático · systematic
- insuficiente · insufficient, not enough
- el parámetro · parameter, standard
- riguroso · rigorous, strict
- satisfactorio · satisfactory
- comparable · comparable
- sustancial · substantial, essential
- deficiente · poor, inadequate
- inexistente · non-existent
- exhaustivo · exhaustive, thorough
- analítico · analytical
- la objetividad · objectivity
- el cuestionario · questionnaire
- la fiabilidad · reliability
- la precisión · precision, accuracy
sentences
- En su ponencia, la investigadora sostiene que los jóvenes leen más. · In her talk, the researcher argues that young people read more.
- A grandes rasgos, el estudio evidencia un cambio de hábitos. · Broadly speaking, the study shows a change in habits.
- El cuestionario se pasó a mil doscientos alumnos de secundaria. · The questionnaire was given to twelve hundred secondary pupils.
- Dicho de otro modo, leen distinto, no menos. · In other words, they read differently, not less.
- En líneas generales, la metodología me parece rigurosa. · On the whole, the methodology seems rigorous to me.