Module manager: Carlo Eugeni
Email: c.eugeni@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as an Elective
This module teaches the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to become a professional in the field of Easy-to-Read language—language that is easy to read and understand for people with intellectual disabilities. Students will learn how to use professional guidelines and workflows to write, adapt, and translate Easy-to-Read English texts. Through a series of practical, hands-on classes, you will focus on translating real-life texts (informative, expressive, and operative) to comply with Easy-to-Read national and international guidelines. Activities will cover various text types, including leaflets, websites, and documentaries. By relying on conventions and guidelines used in the Easy-to-Read language industry, you will practice in real-life scenarios and critically evaluate the adequacy of your work and that of your peers. Please note this is an optional module and runs subject to enrolments. If a low number of students choose this module, then the module may not run and you may be asked to choose another module.
The overall purpose of this module is to provide students with specific knowledge and professional skills to make content accessible for people with intellectual disabilities through writing, adaptation, and translation skills. In particular, students will gain both theoretical and practical expertise in Easy-to-Read professions and markets and will be trained to implement the necessary writing, adaptation, and translation strategies depending on text types (informative, operative, expressive) and media (leaflets, websites, audiovisual). Students will also be able to critically analyse the context in which Easy-to-Read language is required. Training will be based on existing literature and best practices.
On successful completion of the module, students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
LO1. Develop hands-on skills in Easy-to-Read writing, adaptation, and translation for printed, web, and audiovisual texts, applying Easy-to-Read principles and conventions
LO2. Identify the needs and abilities of target readers when it comes to accessing content.
LO3. Translate standard language monomodal and multimodal content into written and visual content that is accessible for readers with reading difficulties
LO4. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of informative, operative, and expressive non-fictional texts, as well as relevant writing, adaptation, and translation strategies
On successful completion of the module, students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
LO5. Reflect and critically analyse the nature of a product prior to adaptation and translation; applying relevant technical, operational, and ethical principles to the workflow
LO6. Use proficiently digital resources and specialised software to produce E2R files, overcoming technical and editorial challenges and working with potential stakeholders
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Practical | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| Independent online learning hours | 70 | ||
| Private study hours | 60 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150 | ||
As the module is practice- and skills-based, a week-by-week/class-by-class formative appraisal will be made by the tutors about the progress made. In particular, students will receive personalised feedback about one file in English and reference files about 3 files in English (leaflet, website, commentary), as well as answers to specific questions asked in class. Finally, a student file will be collectively corrected during each class.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | E2R English adaptation of a text written in standard English and a commentary | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 30/04/2025
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