Title

Connecting To The Audience: Strategies For Teaching Students To Write For Translation

Keywords

International communication; Professional communication curriculum; Translation

Abstract

Technical communicators need to be prepared for the challenges of international communication. This article focuses on the need for technical communication faculty to prepare students to be skilled intercultural communicators and to play a role on the translation team. The article begins with a discussion of the importance of writing for translation in the international workplace and then presents specific assignments designed to instruct students in intercultural communication and give them experience writing for translation. In addition to introducing students to the cultural issues that impact the creation of documentation for international audiences, these assignments also serve to reinforce core skills recognized as vital to professional success in the field of technical communication. Taken together these assignments can be used as the basis for a course in international technical communication. © 2005 IEEE.

Publication Date

12-1-2005

Publication Title

IEEE International Professional Communication Conference

Number of Pages

379-388

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494201

Socpus ID

33745273273 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33745273273

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