Communication in STEM

The research field

The Communication in STEM research group examines the communication skills needed by architects, engineers, and scientists to meet the challenges of their studies and work. The group comprises Language and Communication teachers and researchers in Learning, and we take inspiration from domains such as Rhetoric, Language for Specific Purposes (LSP), Technical Communication, and Intercultural Communication. Much of our work is practice based and focused on the most effective ways of teaching and learning STEM-specific language and communication skills. We aim to promote linguistic diversity in academia and in the workplace. To this end, we work in a range of languages and consider languages other than English for STEM-related academic and professional purposes.

Examples of recent or current projects

• Studies within COIL , internationalisation at home, and virtual mobility
• Studies within intercultural competence  and Case Method
• Studies and a book  on effective scientific writing
• KTH Guide to Scientific Writing in English
• A progressive framework of communication skills  and a catalogue of communication activities  for student engineers

Visiting research fellow in Language and Communication

Sal Consoli  is a visiting research fellow in Language and Communication with affiliation at Moray School of Education at the University of Edinburgh . He brings expertise in practitioner research to support staff in Language and Communication to develop a range of projects on topics including Swedish as a foreign language, literature on sustainability, inclusivity, intercultural communication, the KTH guide to scientific writing, and critical and ethical use of AI tools.

Contact

If you are interested, want to know more or want to contribute, contact Ida Pinho, pinho@kth.se