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ERIC Number: EJ225954
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Jargon and Double-Talk in College Catalogs.
Slocum, Doris
Community and Junior College Journal, v50 n4 p22-24 Dec-Jan 1979-80
Presents excerpts from institutional publications to demonstrate the pompous and overly complicated nature of the prose used in college catalogs. Suggests that reading specialists analyze and revise catalogs so that they will be understood by the average high school student. (JP)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Readability, School Catalogs, Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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