Brief Description
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The Editing Principles and Practice workshop-styled course provides you with the requisite skills and knowledge to use language as a tool to better present content and information to a relevant readership or target market. The course includes a brief revision of English grammar and problems that are frequently found in South African writing. You will also gain a better understanding of register and tone, structuring of arguments and the sectioning of content (chunking) for better logic. During the course, you will be guided through hands-on exercises and gain exposure to a variety of texts for a wide scope of editing opportunities.
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Learning Outcomes
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After completion of this course, students should be able to:
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Course Content
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1. Grammar terminology revision
2. Identification and correction of specific errors
3. Register and tone
4. Blurb and brochure writing
5. Advanced copy editing
6. The SA language context and target audience
7. Translation theory
8. Editing of a translation
9. Editing according to specification
10. Plain-language editing theory and application
11. Ethics |
Entry Requirements
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An entrance examination at the discretion of the course leader.
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Course Number: |
P000293 |
Catalogue and Category: |
Marketing, Communication and Languages |
Who Should attend: |
Active language practitioners |
Delivery Mode: |
Contact Sessions |
Contact Days: |
14 |