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Peer reviewedHavelock, Eric A. – Written Communication, 1986
Argues that the educational system should encourage "down to earth" language by including oral recitation in the curricula, particularly recitation of popular poetry with accompaniment. Using the shuttle disaster as a striking example, claims that the modern media overuses conceptual language to disguise the hard meaning of what is being…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Enrichment, Higher Education, Information Dissemination
