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New researcher and new resources!
Behind the scenes, there is always a research community working on Standard Translatable English. One of those researchers has just finished her PhD, and released a set of guidelines for using STE in public health communication contexts. About the researcher The researcher is Ida Stevia Diget, from Griffith University in Australia. Her research explores accessibility and cross-translatability in English language public health communication about COVID-19 and influenza. Other research includes investigating pathways to cross-translatable mental health screening tools. Ida is also a project officer at the PacMOSSI project (Pacific Mosquito Surveillance Strengthening for Impact) under James Cook University and the WHO. What is this booklet? This booklet outlines the Standard…
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The mystery of Danish communicative culture
It’s 2023 now, and what a ride the last few years have been! The biggest news is of course that the Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers (and the minimal languages approach more generally) has inspired a project in Denmark. So Lauren is now in Denmark working on a similar dictionary for migrants, but in Danish. Of course, this makes her a migrant to Denmark, so she has immediately enrolled in Danish classes to get the full experience of learning Danish and getting used to life in Denmark. For the next two years (at least), Lauren will be in Denmark and available for workshops and presentations in person throughout…
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The next stage in the AusDICT project!
Yesterday, at last, I launched the AuDICT website. That is, The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers website. A dictionary unlike any other, which I have been working on for six years as part of my PhD (graduated in 2019). In honour of it becoming available at last, here are some answers to the most obvious questions about the AusDICT. I hope you enjoy exploring the AusDICT. What is the AusDICT? The AusDICT is what I call a “cultural dictionary” — a dictionary which focuses on culturally significant concepts. What’s different about this dictionary is that it doesn’t focus on words, but on values, attitudes, and ways of thinking…
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Imprisoned in English
This is an infographic explaining why I use Standard Translatable English for cultural description. The information in the infographic is paraphrased from Anna Wierzbicka’s 2014 book Imprisoned in English.
Explaining complex concepts in simple words
