Yu / Savage Negotiating Cultural Encounters

Narrating Intercultural Engineering and Technical Communication
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-50481-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: IEEE PCS Professional Engineering Communication Series

Discusses the challenges of intercultural communication inengineering, technical, and related professional fields
Given today's globalized technical and engineering environment,intercultural communication is an essential topic for engineers,other technical professionals, and technical communicators tolearn. Engineering programs, in particular, need to think about howto address the ABET requirement for students to develop globalcompetence and communication skills. This book will help readerslearn what intercultural communication is like in theworkplace--which is an important first step in gainingintercultural competence.
Through narratives based on the real experiences of workingprofessionals, Negotiating Cultural Encounters: NarratingIntercultural Engineering and Technical Communication covers arange of design, development, research, and documentationprojects--offering an authentic picture of today'sinternational workplace. Narrative contributors present firsthandexperience and perspectives on the complexities and challenges ofworking with multicultural team members, international vendors, anddiverse customers; additional suggested readings and discussionquestions provide students with information on relevant culturalfactors and invite them to think deeply and critically about thenarratives.
This collection of narratives:
* Responds to the need for updated firsthand information inintercultural communication and will help us prepare workplaceprofessionals
* Covers various topics such as designing e-commerce websites,localizing technical documentation, and translating workplacesafety materials
* Provides hands-on studies of intercultural professionalcommunication in the workplace
* Is targeted toward institutions that train engineers fortechnical communication tasks in diverse socioculturalenvironments
* Presents contributions from a diverse group ofprofessionals
* Recommends additional material for further pursuit
A book unlike any other in its field, Negotiating CulturalEncounters is ideal for all engineering and technicalcommunication professionals seeking to better communicate theirideas and thoughts in the multicultural workplaces of theworld.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yu, Han

Savage, Gerald

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 andTransferring Technical Knowledge in Livestock Production 103
K. Alex Ilyasova and Cheryl Birkelo
CHAPTER 6 That's Worth Waiting For: GLDD's Spanish JSA Booklet123
Christina Schulz
CHAPTER 7 Making Excellence a Habit across InterculturalBarriers 143
Saurabh Kudesia
CHAPTER 8 Crash of Cultures 167
Sam Racine
CHAPTER 9 Collaboration on a Pan-European Project Spanning 35National Research and Education Networks across the European Union185
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 Industry227
Angela M. Haas
CHAPTER 12 My Life as an EFL Trainer/Technical Translator inShanghai, China 247
Huiling Ding
Index 263

Über Autor(innen)

HAN YU is an Associate Professor of Technical Writing andProfessional Communication in the English Department at KansasState University. Dr. Yu has published numerous journal articleswithin this area.
GERALD SAVAGE is Professor Emeritus and former InternshipDirector and Technical Writing Program Director in the EnglishDepartment at Illinois State University. Dr. Savage has publishednumerous books and articles on technical communication.