Professional Documents
Culture Documents
anglais
(PLU 6150)
Danielle Buch
daniellehbuch@gmail.com
© Danielle Buch 2015, 2016 – All rights reserved/Tous droits réservés.
V 1.4 Oct. 2016
À qui s’adresse ce cours
À ceux qui cherchent à perfectionner leur
présentation scientifique en anglais
Optimisation de l’abstract
Communiqué de presse
ou
Lettre de présentation (soumission de
manuscrit) : 20 %
American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed., 2010 :
www.apastyle.org
o Tutorials: www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials
o OWL: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
o APA 6th Edition Quick Reference, July 2009; Penn State, York: www2.yk.psu.edu/learncenter/apa-july-09.pdf
Wiley Author Services. Optimizing Your Article for Search Engines, 2016:
https://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/seo.asp
Plain Language
Plain language
International initiative – contracts, consent forms,
websites, etc.
After
(46 words)
Example 2
In assessing the intergenerational effects of adverse
events on well-being, it needs to be considered that the
impact of trauma experiences of one generation are
difficult to dissociate from the effects of adverse events
encountered in subsequent generations. Specifically,
poor well-being may reflect the direct actions of current
events, the direct or indirect effects attributable to
traumatic experiences in previous generations, or the
synergy between the two.
Fix?
(Bombay A, Matheson K, Anisman H. Intergenerational Trauma: Convergence of Multiple Processes among First
Nations peoples in Canada. J Aboriginal Health. 2009 (Nov): 6-47.)
Runaway sentences
Redo this sentence:
(www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tcdnstyl-chap?lang=eng&lettr=chapsect13&info0=13#note1)
Dangling participles
What’s wrong?
Modifiers
Headline News: www.plainlanguage.gov/examples/humor/headlines.cfm
(www.plainlanguage.gov/examples/before_after/ambigwd.cfm)
Verbs rather than nouns
Active verbs are stronger
Others?
Use verbs rather than nouns
Avoid “nominalization”
(www.nald.ca/library/learning/plcd/plcd.pdf)
Verbs rather than nouns
Rewrite the following (Little Red Schoolhouse): (15 minutes)
Segue words:
First,
The most important reason
The next step
Moreover,
However,
In addition,
In summary,
To summarize,
Organizing arguments
1. Least important to most important, or
2. Logical progression from one argument
to the next
Figure 2. Proportion of patients who rated their worst and average pain on
movement during the previous 24 hours as moderate to severe in the first
week after surgery. Error bars represent 95% confidence intervals.
(adapted from: Choinière M, Watt-Watson J, Victor JC et al. Prevalence of and risk factors for persistent postoperative
nonanginal pain after cardiac surgery: a 2-year prospective multicentre study. CMAJ. 2014;186(7):E213-23.)
Review
Write for reader
Use active voice
Avoid jargon
Keep sentences short (< 20 words)
Omit unneeded words
Avoid noun strings
Keep subject and verb close together
Keep modifier close to word being modified
Use active verbs
Convey message positively
Keep paragraphs short, clear, concise – one idea
Link ideas with connecting words
Use headings, lists, tables, figures
Choose easy-to-read font and font size
Leave white space
Edit, edit, edit
Review exercises
1. The Committee was composed of scientific
experts who were responsible for reviewing
and analyzing the most current dietary and
nutritional information and incorporating this
into a scientific evidence-based report.
Review exercises
2. To maintain body weight in a healthy
range, balance calories from foods and
beverages with calories expended.
Review exercises
3. Development of Authoritative Statements: The
content of this website is not appropriate for
use in the development of authoritative
statements, as provided for in the Food and
Drug Administration Modernization Act. This
content has been developed based on the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005, which
has the potential to provide authoritative
statements. Only statements included in the
Executive Summary and Key
Recommendations boxes of the Dietary
Guidelines can be used for identification of
authoritative statements.
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References for Plain Language
Plain language guidelines:
Plain language:
www.plainlanguage.gov/howto/guidelines/FederalPLGuidelines/TOC.cfm
Tutorial: www.nih.gov/clearcommunication/plainlanguage/gettingstarted/index.htm
Hamilton G. Les trucs d’anglais qu’on a oublié de vous enseigner. L’instant Même,
Quebec, Canada; 2011.