It ain't what you say, it's the way you say it: an analysis of the language of educational development

Wareing, Shân

(2004)

Wareing, Shân (2004) It ain't what you say, it's the way you say it: an analysis of the language of educational development. Educational Developments, 5 (2).

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Abstract

Communication with higher education staff is the most important activity of educational developers. Two sample texts were used to study the linguistic preferences of a group of 11 volunteers.

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Item TypeJournal Article
TitleIt ain't what you say, it's the way you say it: an analysis of the language of educational development
AuthorsWareing, Shân
Uncontrolled Keywordslanguage, communication, educational development
DepartmentsAcademic and Administrative Services\Education Development Centre

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Deposited by () on 23-Dec-2009 in Royal Holloway Research Online.Last modified on 23-Dec-2009

Notes

could not find doi, and the url I posted is from a reprint. the original publication website does not link to the article itself, but for further reference, it's http://www.seda.ac.uk/ed_devs/vol5/eddevs52.htm - Erin

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