Popular science pedagogical discourse: system’s features and peculiarities (on the English language material)

Nersesyan Gayane Robertovna

The article represents the analysis of the English popular science pedagogical discourse which is considered an institutional language space. With the help of the linguopragmatic and discourse approaches, the author deduces participants, chronotope, genre, purpose, functions, axiologically charged concepts as the main components of the popular science pedagogical discourse. The relevance of the paper is due to both the role of the pedagogical communication in modern society and growing significance of the popular science pedagogical texts in the processes of people’s socialisation and professional development.

Keywords:institutional discourse, popular science pedagogical discourse, pedagogical discourse, discourse participants, value concept.