The Language of Forensics

Abstract

Discipline-specific language skills can only be acquired through lessons of the very subject itself and not through general language courses. The Language of Forensics (LoF) resource is an open educational resource tool used to help learners acquire a level of proficiency and understanding of the vocabulary and technical language used in the forensic science field. This tool will target not only comprehension skills (e.g., glossaries, flash cards, picture games, drag-and-drop), but also pronunciation guides and audio clips so learners may practice their verbal and audial skills with the forensic language. Combinations of audio and visual learning significantly increases the success of learner comprehension, and introduce the repetition necessary for memory recall. This resource will help provide a good “baseline” for those interested or practicing in the field of forensic science.