A aplicação da linguagem simples nos editais de seleção dos cursos técnicos do Instituto Federal do Ceará: uma questão de interesse público

Abstract

Communicating in a simple, easy, objective and inclusive way is the main objective of Simple Language, when applied to government documents this communication technique or Social Movement provides a greater approximation of the target audience with the government. In Brazil, public documents use complex and difficult-to-understand language from legal texts that use bureaucratic language. This work aims to: gather information about the social movement and the Simple Language communication technique in the context of the public sector; examine the Public Notice that governs the selection process 2023.1 of the Federal Institute of Ceará and identify characteristics of the “bureaucrats” that make reading difficult and impair its understanding; to know aspects related to the experience of reading the public notices made available in digital format. First, there was the mapping of words that were difficult to understand, then a questionnaire was applied to the target audience to understand their experience with the analyzed document. The analyzes showed that the Public Notice has long texts that are difficult to understand, which make it difficult for the people involved to understand, the writing is marked by legal, specialized and bureaucratic words. In view of the above results, the author proposes that the IFCE appoint a multidisciplinary team to develop this research technique and guarantee the right to information for those who seek it, regardless of their level of education.