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Taylor, Zachary W.; Manor, Laura – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2021
Decades of research has suggested that completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be a complex, difficult process for postsecondary students and their support networks. However, no extant research has informed federal student aid practitioners and researchers as to what federal student aid jargon terms institutions of…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, College Applicants, Federal Aid, Jargon

Gunnarsson, Britt-Louise – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1995
This article discusses professional language and communication in real-life settings and provides a critical overview of research on language for specific purposes. Ideas for renewing this field of study are presented. (78 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Jargon, Language Research, Language Styles
Lo Bianco, Joseph – Open Letter, 1993
Recent history of policy development for adult literacy and basic education (ALBE) in Australia is in need of scrutiny. Two lines of analysis are useful for framing developments in language policy in Australia: the first examines the ways in which professional cultures operate to influence policy and the second looks at orientations in policy.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Communication Problems, Conflict Resolution