Negotiating Cultural Encounters

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-06161-9
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 433 g

In today's global economy, effective intercultural communication is a critical skill for engineers and other technical experts. This timely book uses a narrative approach to present the challenges of intercultural communication in engineering, technical, and related professional fields. Each contributor offers first-hand experience and perspectives on the complexities and challenges of working with multicultural teams, international vendors, and diverse customers. Narratives cover a range of design, development, research, and documentation projects, and offer an authentic picture of the global workplace.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yu, Han

Savage, Gerald

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Interkulturelle Kommunikation & Interaktion
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technologie: Soziale & Ethische Aspekte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Internationales Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmenskommunikation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface xi

A Note from the Series Editor xiii

INTRODUCTION 1
Han Yu and Gerald Savage

CHAPTER 1 Changing Times, Changing Style Guides 17
Jennifer O'Neill

CHAPTER 2 Concinnity of Assorted Nuts 41
Marina Lin

CHAPTER 3 Learning Curve 61
Vaishnavi Thogttluva Vijayaram

CHAPTER 4 Lost in Translation 81
Elena Groznaya

CHAPTER 5 Collective Learning in East Africa: Building and Transferring Technical Knowledge in Livestock Production 103
K. Alex Ilyasova and Cheryl Birkelo

CHAPTER 6 That's Worth Waiting For: GLDD's Spanish JSA Booklet 123
Christina Schulz

CHAPTER 7 Making Excellence a Habit across Intercultural Barriers 143
Saurabh Kudesia

CHAPTER 8 Crash of Cultures 167
Sam Racine

CHAPTER 9 Collaboration on a Pan-European Project Spanning 35 National Research and Education Networks across the European Union 185
Warren Singer

CHAPTER 10 Are Chinese Documents Ready for Global Audiences? 209
Melanie G. Flanders

CHAPTER 11 Subject Matter Expert Meets Technical Communicator: Stories of Mestiza Consciousness in the Automotive Industry 227
Angela M. Haas

CHAPTER 12 My Life as an EFL Trainer/Technical Translator in Shanghai, China 247
Huiling Ding

Index 263

Über Autor(innen)

HAN YU is an Associate Professor of Technical Writing and Professional Communication in the English Department at Kansas State University. Dr. Yu has published numerous journal articles within this area.

GERALD SAVAGE is Professor Emeritus and former Internship Director and Technical Writing Program Director in the English Department at Illinois State University. Dr. Savage has published numerous books and articles on technical communication.