Simple language in applied texts - a basic course

course description

If you work in a public institution, a bank or any company that interacts with customers on a mass scale, the phrase simple language is certainly not foreign to you. If not, this course is for you. Plain language is a standard that assumes that a sender who knows more about a subject is able to convey his knowledge to an audience that knows less in such a way that the sender can quickly find the information he needs and use it efficiently in practice. Plain language is not a fad, it is a standard described in the ISO standard, which is gaining recognition due to, among other things, the requirements of communication accessibility. In the proposed course I discuss the most important issues related to plain language.

what you gain?

Thanks to the course, you will gain basic knowledge about simplifying usable texts.
You will learn what plain language is, its relationship to communicative accessibility.

You will get to know:

principles of simple language,
tools to help you simplify texts,
sources that will help you learn more about this communication standard.

additional information

Annual access to materials

24/7 access to the learning platform

International course completion certificate

course plan

MODULE I

SIMPLE MEANS WHAT KIND OF LANGUAGE?

From this module you will learn:

what simple language is
what were the beginnings of simple language in Poland
what a simple language declaration is, who signs it and why
why B2 is not the best measure to evaluate simple language.

MODULE II

FIRST STEP

In this module I talk about:

where to start in simplifying communication
what is the first rule of simple language

MODULE III

HOW TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

In this module we will consider:

how to build a relationship with the recipient
how and why to reveal the sender and receiver in the text
why you should give up the passive side and impersonal forms
what is difficult about participles

MODULE IV

DON'T SPEAK “IN THE OFFICIAL WAY”

In this module we analyze:

what words are difficult for the average audience
why archaisms and neologisms make communication difficult
what can be done with official words and trendy words

MODULE V

WE ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE

I devoted this module to:

language aids
machines for simplifying communication
places on the web where we can find information about simple language

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frequently asked questions

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A certificate of completion is awarded when the course is 100% completed. This means that each module and lesson must be completed and marked as completed.

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