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Language Planning Issues of Hungarian Legal Language and the Clear Writing Programme as a Possible Solution
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József Álmos Katona; Zoltán Bódi – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2025
This paper discusses the 'fuzziness' of Hungarian legal language as an issue of language planning addressed in the Hungarian language strategy to be published by the Hungarian Research Centre for Language Planning. First, we give a concise historical overview on the status of Hungarian language in Hungary, only to make it evident how its status…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hungarian, Language Planning, Language Usage
Improving Undergraduate Astronomy Students' Skills with Research Literature via Accessible Summaries: An Exploratory Case Study with Astrobites-Based Reading Assignments
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Briley L. Lewis; Abygail R. Waggoner; Emma Clarke; Alison L. Crisp; Mark Dodici; Graham M. Doskoch; Michael M. Foley; Ryan Golant; Skylar Grayson; Sahil Hegde; Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas; Charles J. Law; R. R. Lefever; Ishan Mishra; Mark Popinchalk; Sabina Sagynbayeva; Samantha L. Wong; Wei Yan; Kaitlyn L. Ingraham Dixie; K. Supriya – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2025
Undergraduate physics and astronomy students are expected to engage with scientific literature as they begin their research careers, yet reading comprehension skills are rarely explicitly taught in major courses. We seek to determine the efficacy of a reading assignment designed to improve undergraduate astronomy (or related) majors' perceived…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Process Skills, Astronomy
Researching Together: Researchers with and without Disabilities Engage across National and Interdisciplinary Boundaries
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Jess Mannion; Lori B. Vincent; Stephen D. Kroeger; Tricia Blee; Oisin Daly; Rhena Gallagher; Bryan Higgins; Mairead McHugh; Kerri Wolfer; Brittany E. Hayes – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2025
Introduction: The Relationships and Sexuality Research Team consists of researchers with learning disabilities who specialise in research on sexual citizenship and use visual and creative research methods. They are collaborating with academics on an innovative, cross-national, interdisciplinary and co-produced research project that brings together…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship, Sexuality, Researchers
English Communication Skills in International Business: Industry Expectations versus University Preparation
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Mohammod Moninoor Roshid; Anne Kankaanranta – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2025
In the globalized labor market, skills gaps between industry expectations and university preparation are becoming more prevalent. English communication skills (ECS) are vital soft skills in all workplaces, particularly in international business, where English is commonly used as a lingua franca. This case study examined the nexus between academia…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Trade, Vocational English (Second Language), Job Skills
Demonstrating a Free Listing Data Collection Approach to Cultural Instruction
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Gregory De La Piedra – Dimensions, 2025
Free listing tasks are a common data collection method used by cultural anthropologists, language historians and linguists (Nolan, 2002; Ryan et al., 2000; Weller & Romney, 1988; Wolfram & Schillings-Estes, 1998). These tasks are interviews in which a researcher asks groups of respondents to list words or expressions that come to mind for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Data Collection, Anthropology
The Long-Term Implications of an After-School STEM Mentoring Program: The Perspectives of Former STEM Undergraduate Student Mentors
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Pamela Martínez Oquendo – International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 2025
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to make sense of the individual perspectives of former undergraduate student mentors from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields who took part in an after-school STEM mentoring program. The study examined the following research questions: (1) How do former undergraduate student STEM…
Descriptors: After School Programs, STEM Education, Mentors, Student Attitudes