Negotiating Cultural Encounters

Herausgegeben von Yu, Han; Savage, Gerald

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In today s global economy, effective intercultural communication isa critical skill for engineers and other technical experts. Thistimely book uses a narrative approach to present the challenges ofintercultural communication in engineering, technical, and relatedprofessional fields. Each contributor offers first-handexperience and perspectives on the complexities and challenges ofworking with multicultural teams, international vendors, anddiverse customers. Narratives cover a range of design, development,research, and documentation projects, and offer an authenticpicture of the global workplace.

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Produktdetails

• IEEE PCS Professional Engineering Communication Series .
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 433g
• ISBN-13: 9781118061619
• ISBN-10: 1118061616
• Artikelnr.: 35061075

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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