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Meaning of edu-babble | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Jargon on educational topics; writing or speech containing a large amount of education jargon.

derogatory, uncountable

Examples

“Already notorious for edubabble, officials may have hit new depths with a four-page progress report used by the St. Louis public schools.”
“Overwhelmed teachers yearn to escape the edu-babble of conflicting and unworkable policy directives”
“These terms, this way of talking, is what we like to refer to as “Edu-babble.” Orwell liked to call it doublespeak. Edu-babble is just that, with some hip catchphrases attached. And by hip I mean impractical.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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