Oxford Global Languages: Freelance writer
Writing content for the OGL Hindi/OGL Urdu/OGL Malay/OGL Indonesian site
What is the Oxford Global Languages programme?
The Oxford Global Languages (OGL) programme from Oxford Dictionaries supports
the use of digitally endangered languages, including Hindi, Urdu, Malay, and
Indonesian, online. OUP will create interactive websites for 100 languages that
will include a dictionary search function, and non-lexical content such as
language themed articles, games, quizzes, and blog posts. All content is
available to users for free. Read more about the programme
here<http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/oxfordlanguages> or watch this
short video<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsubWChQBrs>.
The first sites, for isiZulu and Northern Sotho, were launched in autumn 2015:
https://zu.oxforddictionaries.com/
https://nso.oxforddictionaries.com/
Non-lexical content freelance writer
Role
* Writing short, accessible (=non-academic) articles in Hindi, Urdu,
Malay, and/or Indonesian for the OGL Hindi/OGL Urdu/OGL Malay/OGL Indonesian
site
Description of work
* The aim of the articles: supporting (native) Hindi, Urdu, Malay, and
Indonesian speakers in their everyday language use
* Possible topics: improving your general writing skills, writing a
speech, how to choose the right word for the context, etc.
* Article length: 500 words
Duration
* 2 hours of work per article written
* Because this is freelance work, deciding how much and how often to
write is up to you.
Renumeration
* We will pay for each article you write. Please contact us for more
details.
For more details, please email Commissioning Assistant Hanna Heiskanen at
hanna.heiskanen@xxxxxxx<mailto:hanna.heiskanen@xxxxxxx>
Hanna Heiskanen
Commissioning Assistant
Oxford Global Languages (OGL)
Oxford University Press
Great Clarendon Street
Oxford
OX2 6DP
hanna.heiskanen@xxxxxxx<mailto:hanna.heiskanen@xxxxxxx>
+44 (0) 1865 356802
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