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How to Translate Academic Jargon

How to Translate Academic Jargon. When you next read an academic paper, make sure you have this handy guide by your side. Introduction. "IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN"... I didn't look up the original reference. "WHILE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE DEFINITE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS"...

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How to Translate Academic Jargon

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  1. How to Translate Academic Jargon When you next read an academic paper, make sure you have this handy guide by your side.

  2. Introduction • "IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN"... • I didn't look up the original reference. • "WHILE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE DEFINITE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS"... • An unsuccessful experiment but I still hope to get it published. • "A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT AREA FOR EXPLORATORY STUDY"... • A totally useless topic selected by my committee.

  3. Methods • "IN MY EXPERIENCE"... • Once. • "IN CASE AFTER CASE"... • Twice. • "IN A SERIES OF CASES"... • Thrice. • "IT IS BELIEVED THAT"... • I think. • "IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT"... • A couple of others think so, too.

  4. Data Interpretation • "ACCORDING TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS"... • Rumour has it. • "A STATISTICALLY-ORIENTED PROJECTION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE • OF THESE FINDINGS"... • A really wild guess. • "A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF OBTAINABLE DATA"... • Three pages of notes were obliterated when I knocked over a beer glass. • "A DEFINITE TREND IS EVIDENT"... • These data are practically meaningless.

  5. Results • "THREE OF THE SAMPLES WERE CHOSEN FOR DETAILED STUDY"... • The other results didn't make any sense. • "TYPICAL RESULTS ARE SHOWN"... • This is the prettiest graph. • "THESE RESULTS WILL BE IN A SUBSEQUENT REPORT"... • I might get around to this sometime, if pushed/funded. • "CORRECT WITHIN AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE" ... • Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

  6. Discussion • "IT IS CLEAR THAT MUCH ADDITIONAL WORK WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PHENOMENON OCCURS"... • I don't understand it....and I never will. • "AFTER ADDITIONAL STUDY BY MY COLLEAGUES"... • They don't understand it either.

  7. Conclusion • "IT IS HOPED THAT THIS STUDY WILL STIMULATE FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN THIS FIELD"... • I am pleased to feed you this rubbish.

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