It's all in the words - the impact of language on the design and development of assessment briefs for international students

Presentation from the Higher Education Academy Annual Conference, 22-23 June 2010.

The paper presents findings informing the key area of engaging the student in learning through investigating the impact of use of language on the international students’ understanding of the assessment brief. Within the latter and the field of business and management, research on the use of language in the design and development of an assignment brief, an area presenting particular challenges in engaging international students, is weak. Informed by the authors’ own publications and established literature within the field, the paper will inform the key area of how the language used in the design and development of assessment can impact on student accessibility, engagement and understanding of a task.