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  2. Academic writing - Wikipedia

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    Academic style has often been criticized for being too full of jargon and hard to understand by the general public. [11] [12] In 2022, Joelle Renstrom argued that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on academic writing and that many scientific articles now "contain more jargon than ever, which encourages misinterpretation, political spin, and a declining public trust in the ...

  3. List of university and college mottos - Wikipedia

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    Integrity, Vision and Academic Excellence [54] Shanghai Jiao Tong University: 饮水思源 爱国荣校 [55] Chinese When you drink water, never shall you forget its source; love your motherland and add credit to your Alma Mater [56] Shanghai University: 自强不息;先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐 [57] Chinese

  4. Academic integrity - Wikipedia

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    Academic integrity means avoiding plagiarism and cheating, among other misconduct behaviours. Academic integrity is practiced in the majority of educational institutions, it is noted in mission statements, policies, [5][9][23] procedures, and honor codes, but it is also being taught in ethics classes and being noted in syllabi.

  5. The Coddling of the American Mind - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure is a 2018 book by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. It is an expansion of a popular essay the two wrote for The Atlantic in 2015. Lukianoff and Haidt argue that overprotection is having a negative effect on university students and ...

  6. The Elements of Eloquence - Wikipedia

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    The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase is a non-fiction book by Mark Forsyth published in 2013. [1][2][3] The book explains classical rhetoric, dedicating each chapter to a rhetorical figure with examples of its use, particularly in the works of William Shakespeare. Forsyth argues the power of Shakespeare's language ...

  7. Harvard sentences - Wikipedia

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    Harvard sentences. The Harvard sentences, or Harvard lines, [1] is a collection of 720 sample phrases, divided into lists of 10, used for standardized testing of Voice over IP, cellular, and other telephone systems. They are phonetically balanced sentences that use specific phonemes at the same frequency they appear in English.

  8. Cognitive academic language proficiency - Wikipedia

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    Cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) is a language-related term developed by Jim Cummins which refers to formal academic learning, as opposed to basic interpersonal communicative skills (BICS). [1] In schools today, the terms BICS and CALP are most frequently used to discuss the language proficiency levels of students who are in the ...

  9. Latin honors - Wikipedia

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    Latin honors. Latin honours are a system of Latin phrases used in some colleges and universities to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned. [1] The system is primarily used in the United States. It is also used in some Southeastern Asian countries with European colonial history, such as Indonesia and the ...