The bilingual desk

A schedule notice needs to work in English and Spanish without changing its meaning.

Group activityUnit 1: Before you run with it

Pick roles

  • Meaning keeper mark conditions, dates and uncertainty.
  • Language partner draft natural wording for the intended readers.
  • Fresh reader explain each version in their own words.

Work through it

Compare what readers understood. Ask a fluent speaker to review language you cannot reliably check yourselves.

Make this together

Two versions plus a note about the terms you clarified.

Check the result

Did either version turn a proposed change into a final decision?

Your notes

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