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Why should you learn how to use Controlled English when writing for global audiences? Increasingly, documentation must be designed for two distinct but related types of audiences--those reading the text in translation, and those for whom English is a second language.
While many businesses still have their documentation translated, English is quickly becoming the standard of our global village. But English is a complex language to read, write, and understand. Using Controlled English makes documents easier for non-native English speakers to understand, and the more consistent, less ambiguous language also makes for less expensive translations.
It is critical that technical documentation and training manuals clearly convey meaning in fields with complex products and liability issues.
This audio conference explains how 1% of the English language is sufficient to communicate with customers in 181 countries. It will also cover the steps to implement Controlled English and its pitfalls and benefits for the translation of technical documentation.
Attend this audio conference to learn:
* The basics of Controlled English
* How the "1% solution" impacts translations
* How a company and its customers can benefit from using Controlled English
* Real-world case studies on the use of Controlled English
Thursday, May 18, 2006
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Eastern Time
Presented by: John Smart, President, SMART Communications
Registration fee: US$159.00 per dial-in phone line
ANNOUNCE: Summer Course in Technical Editing at UC Berkeley Extension
UC Berkeley Extension will offer a course in technical editing this summer as part of the Certificate Program in Technical Communication. (See link for description.)
Technical Editing (X437) is a required course for the Certificate in Technical Communication. The course includes 30 hours of instruction, assignments in a range of disciplines, case studies, and a comprehensive final exam. Carolyn Rude's Technical Editing serves as the primary text, with additional work drawn from Edward Tufte's Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative and Joseph Williams's Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace. Students receive a course reader of 30 articles selected for their discussions of current issues in the field.
Dates: Thursdays, July 6 to September 7
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 P.M.
Place: UC Berkeley Extension Center
1995 University Avenue (at Milvia)
Berkeley
Students may enroll by telephone at 510.642.4111, online at http://www.unex.berkeley.edu/enroll, by fax at 510.642.0374, or by mail to Department B, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Avenue #7020, Berkeley, CA 94720-7020.
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