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Introduction to Class |
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Concepts of editing, copyediting, revision, proofreading, rewriting, and post-editing; the role of the editor in the text production process; differences between editing and proofreading; determining the appropriate level of intervention in sample texts. |
In-class discussion |
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Text purpose, author expectations, target audience, publishing context, language variety, and style guide; preparing an editing brief; comparing levels of intervention for different text types. |
In-class discussion |
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Capitalization, apostrophes and quotation marks, hyphens and dashes, writing numbers, headings, lists, footnotes, and citation styles; bilingual correction practices. |
In-class discussion |
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Subject–verb agreement, tense consistency, pronoun reference, incomplete and faulty sentences, overly long sentences, unnecessary passive constructions, ambiguity, and problems of expression; sentence-level editing practice. |
In-class discussion |
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Redundant words, repetition, vague expressions, jargon, clichés, and overly indirect language; revising texts in line with the needs and purpose of the target audience. |
In-class discussion |
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Paragraph unity, information flow, conjunctions, reference, transitions, relationship between headings and content, and logical sequencing; restructuring a disorganized text. |
In-class discussion |
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Academic, technical, institutional, promotional, and everyday styles; distinguishing necessary editorial intervention from the editor’s personal preference; editing texts written in different tones. |
In-class discussion |
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Term lists and style guides; checking proper names, institution names, dates, numbers, units of measurement, abbreviations, and references; terminology consistency practice. |
In-class discussion |
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MID-TERM EXAM |
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Accuracy of meaning, omissions, additions, mistranslation, idioms, cultural elements, tone, and target-language requirements; bilingual revision of human translations. |
In-class discussion |
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Hallucinated information, incorrect sources, semantic shifts, repetition, superficiality, monotonous expression, and terminology and style problems; factual and linguistic checking of AI-generated texts. |
In-class discussion |
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Preparing editing-oriented prompts; defining the task, target audience, style, and level of intervention; comparing suggestions generated through different prompts; verifying AI-generated suggestions. |
In-class discussion |
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Track changes, comments, version comparison, spelling and terminology checkers; incorrect suggestions produced by automated tools; preparing constructive editorial feedback for the author or translator. |
In-class discussion |
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Confidentiality, copyright, data security, the author’s voice, academic integrity, and disclosure of AI use; presentation of term projects; comparative evaluation of human and AI interventions. |
In-class discussion |
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FINAL EXAM |
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FINAL EXAM |
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