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[Joel]

I'm helping edit a book for a professor of mine and we're talking about the title. For reasons I can mention later, we're not sure about the title. Can you tell me which one "feels" better and give a very very short reason why? (something as simple as 'X sounds awkward' or 'Y would look better in a bookstore' is more than fine.) THANKS!

PS: the part I'm most interested in is the bit before the colon.

1 Demystifying Career after Graduate School: A Guide for Second Language Professionals in Higher Education

2 Demystifying Academic Career Paths: A Guide for Graduate Students in Second Language Studies

3 Demystifying Career Paths in Higher Education: A Guide for Graduate Students in Second Language Studies

Edited by Joel, 01 February 2012 - 07:47 PM.

[Tyler]

[quote name='Joel' date='01 February 2012 - 07:46 PM' timestamp='1328143599' post='266358']

1 Demystifying Career after Graduate School: A Guide for Second Language Professionals in Higher Education

To be honest, this one sounds like an awkward Chinese translation.

2 Demystifying Academic Career Paths: A Guide for Graduate Students in Second Language Studies

It's not clear if the path in this title is within education (as a student) or after school is finished.

3 Demystifying Career Paths in Higher Education: A Guide for Graduate Students in Second Language Studies

I think this one is the best.

[mrmando]

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[Darrel Manson]

I think 3 sounds clearer

[Andrew]

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1 Demystifying Career after Graduate School: A Guide for Second Language Professionals in Higher Education

To be honest, this one sounds like an awkward Chinese translation.

Wow, I was thinking almost the exact same thing. I guess Tyler's not wearing his tin foil hat tonight.

I also think 3 sounds clearest and flows smoothest.

[Anders]

3 definitely sounds the best.

[Peter T Chattaway]

I was happy to scroll down and see that everyone else is picking #3 too.

[Joel]

Thanks y'all. I like #3 as well.

[Jim_L]

I would do a combination of 1 & 3.

Demystifying Career Paths after Graduate School:...

Assuming that captures the essence of your book...

Here are my thoughts on the three as written:
1 is missing something with the way "Career" appears in the title.
2 seems ambiguous. Is the book about careers in academia or is it about ones academic work in relationship to a career path?
3 I believe the term "Higher Education" is too vague.

[Joel]

Can an admin delete this topic please?