{"product_id":"negotiating-cultural-encounters-isbn-9781118061619","title":"Negotiating Cultural Encounters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscusses the challenges of intercultural communication in engineering, technical, and related professional fields\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiven today's globalized technical and engineering environment, intercultural communication is an essential topic for engineers, other technical professionals, and technical communicators to learn. Engineering programs, in particular, need to think about how to address the ABET requirement for students to develop global competence and communication skills. This book will help readers learn what intercultural communication is like in the workplace—which is an important first step in gaining intercultural competence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough narratives based on the real experiences of working professionals, \u003ci\u003eNegotiating Cultural Encounters: Narrating Intercultural Engineering and Technical Communication\u003c\/i\u003e covers a range of design, development, research, and documentation projects—offering an authentic picture of today's international workplace. Narrative contributors present firsthand experience and perspectives on the complexities and challenges of working with multicultural team members, international vendors, and diverse customers; additional suggested readings and discussion questions provide students with information on relevant cultural factors and invite them to think deeply and critically about the narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection of narratives:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eResponds to the need for updated firsthand information in intercultural communication and will help us prepare workplace professionals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers various topics such as designing e-commerce websites, localizing technical documentation, and translating workplace safety materials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides hands-on studies of intercultural professional communication in the workplace\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs targeted toward institutions that train engineers for technical communication tasks in diverse sociocultural environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents contributions from a diverse group of professionals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecommends additional material for further pursuit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA book unlike any other in its field, \u003ci\u003eNegotiating Cultural Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for all engineering and technical communication professionals seeking to better communicate their ideas and thoughts in the multicultural workplaces of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface xi  \u003cp\u003eA Note from the Series Editor xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHan Yu and Gerald Savage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1 Changing Times, Changing Style Guides 17\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer O'Neill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2 Concinnity of Assorted Nuts 41\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarina Lin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3 Learning Curve 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVaishnavi Thogttluva Vijayaram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4 Lost in Translation 81\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElena Groznaya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5 Collective Learning in East Africa: Building and Transferring Technical Knowledge in Livestock Production 103\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eK. Alex Ilyasova and Cheryl Birkelo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6 That's Worth Waiting For: GLDD's Spanish JSA Booklet 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristina Schulz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7 Making Excellence a Habit across Intercultural Barriers 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSaurabh Kudesia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 8 Crash of Cultures 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSam Racine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9 Collaboration on a Pan-European Project Spanning 35 National Research and Education Networks across the European Union 185\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWarren Singer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 10 Are Chinese Documents Ready for Global Audiences? 209\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMelanie G. Flanders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 11 Subject Matter Expert Meets Technical Communicator: Stories of Mestiza Consciousness in the Automotive Industry 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAngela M. Haas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 12 My Life as an EFL Trainer\/Technical Translator in Shanghai, China 247\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHuiling Ding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 263\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“The book may be interesting for those already working in the field of technical communication, but would be perhaps more useful to students or to those preparing to become professionals dealing with textual (including graphical) material of various kinds.”  (\u003ci\u003eComputing Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 8 September 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHAN YU\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGERALD SAVAGE\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscusses the challenges of intercultural communication in engineering, technical, and related professional fields\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiven today's globalized technical and engineering environment, intercultural communication is an essential topic for engineers, other technical professionals, and technical communicators to learn. Engineering programs, in particular, need to think about how to address the ABET requirement for students to develop global competence and communication skills. 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