Changed language entries for ILIAS 11

This is not a feature request but a general information on changes in the English and German language file for ILIAS version 11. Several of these changes are part of the project for gender mainstreaming funded by ILIAS.nrw.

1 Components and Language Entries

1.1 Updates to the German Language File

1.1.1 Test and Assessment

In line with the phase one changes to the English language entries for the Test and Assessment Object (see below), certain changes have been made to the German entries too. These include cutting out unnecessary words (in line with the new English entries), improving misleading labels and adding more detail to info lines (again, in line with the new English entries). Also, certain terms have been corrected, for example, 'ILIAS-Prüfungsnummer' has been replaced with 'ILIAS-Test-ID'. For the full changes, please see the file below.

1.2  Changes due to Gendermainstreaming of German Language File

We have been continuing to look at the term 'Teilnehmer' (participant, participants) in many contexts.

1.2.1 Learning Sequence

1.2.2 Exercise

1.3  Updates to the English Language File

1.3.1 Change to Sentence / Title Case Use

The rules for choosing which case to use have been slightly simplified. All options to the right of radio buttons or check boxes are now written in sentence case. For more detailed information, please check the Styleguide for English. These rules have been applied to the the language files of the Objects reworked for ILIAS 9 and 10.

1.3.2 Test and Assessment

The Test and Assessment Object is in the process of having all of its English language entries checked and corrected if necessary. As with the changes to the language files of previous Objects, attention is not only being paid to grammar, punctuation and correct use of sentence and title cases, but more importantly to optimising the user experience with clearer, more intuitive labels and helpful info lines.

As the Test and Assessment Object is especially large, the corrections are being tackled in stages. Phase 1 is complete and mainly covers the settings, both global and local.

Main Changes

1.3.3 Data Collection

ILIAS 10 saw changes to the Data Collection language files. This work was broken down into two phases. The second phase is done, but needs to be looked at again in light of the changes to the Data Collection Object for ILIAS 11.

Further details to come.

1.3.4 Etherpad Plugin

Work has been undertaken on the language files of the plugin 'Etherpad Lite' which is a widely used plugin for ILIAS. These changes affect both the administration options and the user interface.

1.4 Contact

1.5 Funding

Funding status and funding parties are listed in the block 'Status of Feature' in the right column of this page.

If you are interested to give funding for this feature, please get into contact with the person mentioned above as 'Contact'.

2 Discussion

3 Implementation

3.1 Description and Screenshots

No screenshots. Changed language entries have been committed to trunk.

3.2 Test Cases

Test cases have been adapted accordingly.

3.3 Privacy

Information in privacy.md of component: no change required

3.4 Approval

Approved at {date} by {user}.