Simplified technical english may, 2014 final

Simplified technical english may, 2014 final

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  Simplified Technical English BernadetteKoontz…. Society for Technical Communication Summit May, 2014
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  What Is SimplifiedTechnical English (STE100)? An international writing specification STE100 defined by the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) which uses a finite number of specified verbs and terminology that can be understood globally for documentation pertaining to land, sea and air equipment and applications.
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  Controlled Language The limitedvocabulary, verb choice, and style are intended as a controlled language that can be more uniformly understood by other nationalities without ambiguities and complexities associated with the full English language
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  Rationale/Benefit of STE Bylimiting the lexicon to a finite set of verbs, the goal is to decrease ambiguity and nuances across languages for easier, uniform, and cost effective- translations.
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  Mandated Some entities havemandated that document deliverables produced by vendors be written in STE. Examples include: • Airbus imposes a very stiff $1 million penalty if a vendor does not write documents for Airbus in STE. • The U.S. Army requires their equipment documentation to be written in STE • The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
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  Limited Verbs Limited setof verbs to choose from, it is a confining, challenging type of writing with many constraints.
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  Examples of STERules • Short sentences in active voice (usually starts with an action command type verb…e.g. Complete, Examine, Enable, Put, Do, etc.) • Use only verbs on approved verb list • One topic or idea per sentence • Avoid use of gerunds (words ending in “ing”)
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  STE Software CheckerTools & Services • Etteplan/tedopres HyperSTE – Checker Software http://www.simplifiedenglish.net/ http://www.tedopres.com/hyperste-simplified-technical-english • SMART Communication MAXit Checker Software http://www.smartny.com/simplifiedenglish.htm • TechScribe Service (United Kingdom) http://www.techscribe.co.uk/techw/asd-simplified-technical-english.htm
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  ASD ASD Web address:http://www.asd-stan.org ASD-STAN-Standardization: Avenue de Tervuren 270 B-1150 Brussels Belgium Tel: +32 2 775 8126 Fax: +32 2 775 8131