Date: Friday 11 March 2011
Time: 9:45 - 17:45 (doors open 9:15)
Location: Park Plaza Hotel, Utrecht, just a short walk from the Central Rail Station
Price: €160.00 members; €190.00 non-members (includes buffet lunch)
Sworn translators who attended this event are entitled to 6 PE points as defined in the Wet bëedigde tolken en vertalers
Contact: Lee Ann Weeks
Effective information packaging is a one-day workshop intended for editors, copywriters and translators. It deals with how you can best organize information in a sentence so as to improve readability and text coherence. Questions addressed include the following:
- What makes a good list?
- What goes wrong when writers use the word ‘and’?
- When are short sentences best avoided?
- What benefits can be gained by putting certain information at the end of the sentence?
Each workshop topic is organized in three sections: first there is a theoretical introduction, then participants work in pairs on an editing assignment, then there is a general discussion of the solutions offered.
About Mike Hannay
Mike Hannay is Professor of English language at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. His research interests lie in the relation between grammar and discourse, particularly with regard to the organization of information at the level of the complex sentence. In terms of language teaching, he seeks to incorporate insights from functional and text-oriented linguistics into advanced skills programmes. He has taught text editing courses since 1991, and has co-authored and edited a range of textbooks and dictionaries for the Dutch and German-speaking markets. In addition, he is a member of the Nationaal Kwaliteitsinstituut tolken en vertalen, a committee which advises on codes of practice, testing, and professional training for sworn translators and interpreters in the Netherlands in the framework of new legislation. Over the last 15 years he has given a range of workshops on academic English, translating, and editing skills for professional groups in the Netherlands and abroad, including sessions for the translation departments of the European Commission.
Hannay's most recent book is Effective writing in English (2009).
Note: If you are interested in attending this workshop but unable to on this date, please indicate this in the Comments section of the online registration form. Given sufficient interest, we will try to repeat the workshop.