Lost in translation: Applications of Simplified English in academia

This study applies simplified English to the standard academic document known as the policies and procedures manual. An additional portion of this study compares data and draws conclusions between an etymological breakdown of the original sample and the simplified English sample. The application of simplified English to academic policies and procedures documents produced a more effective and concisely comprehensive document. The resulting improvements, if put into practice, would benefit faculty, staff, and students by producing shorter documents, thereby saving money. The improvements would also increase readability and comprehension. As a result, applying simplified English to academic documents would increase the likelihood that faculty, staff, and students would actually read and understand the important document. The increased clarity in these documents after exposure to simplified English would reduce legal liability resulting from lack of reader comprehension.