Are you a multilingual student interested in refining your writing and editing skills while learning about the world of publishing and translation? Consider enrolling in WRIT B230 In Other Words: Editing for Multilingual Writers (Spring 2027, Mon/Weds. 2:40 - 4:00 PM). This course introduces students to the theory and practice of editing, publishing, and writing in multilingual contexts. Focusing on the work of multilingual writers, students will develop skills in developmental editing, copyediting, and revision while examining how language, identity, and audience shape written communication across cultures. Through hands-on editorial work, students will collaboratively publish an issue of In Other Words, a digital publication featuring multilingual translations. Course topics include language difference and World Englishes, code-switching, translation, peer review, genre conventions, and professional publishing practices. Students will compose, revise, and edit texts for diverse audiences while gaining experience in the full process of publication, from proposal to final piece. Course Attributes: Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC); Power, Inequality, and Justice (PIJ). Email Kelly Frantz at kfrantz@brynmawr.edu with questions!
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