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ELT Journal 2005 59(2):151-153; doi:10.1093/eltj/cci029
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ELT Journal Volume 59/2 April 2005 © Oxford University Press

Online forum report

The use of jargon in teacher education

Philip Kerr

Philip Kerr is a member of the IATEFL Teacher Trainers and Educators Special Interest Group committee. As a contributor to the literature of teacher education, he has been accused of ‘jargon abuse’.

This is a summary of some of the issues raised in a recent on-line discussion within the IATEFL Teacher Trainers and Educators Special Interest Group.

The IATEFL Teacher Trainers and Educators Special Interest Group periodically organizes on-line fielded discussions on pre-determined topics that are chosen and moderated by volunteers. From time to time, however, vigorous discussions develop in a more informal and less planned way, when a topic strikes a chord with members of the list. Few topics have provoked more response from members of the group than the question of the use of jargon in teacher education.


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