Moving International Technical Communication Forward: A World Englishes Approach

Autor/in	Bokor, Michael Jarvis Kwadzo
Titel	Moving International Technical Communication Forward: A World Englishes Approach
Quelle	In: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 41 (2011) 2, S.113-138 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2816
Schlagwörter	Technical Writing; Audience Analysis; Computer Software; Guides; Curriculum Development; Writing Instruction; Teaching Methods; Educational Strategies; Communication Strategies; Communication Skills; North American English; Bias; Barriers; Intercultural Communication; Cultural Differences; Cross Cultural Training + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technical documentation; Technische Dokumentation; Handbuch; Leitfaden; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Schreibunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrstrategie; Kommunikationsstrategie; Kommunikationsstil; Amerikanisches Englisch; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Kultureller Unterschied; Interkulturelle Orientierung
Abstract	This article explores how the English language contributes to cross-boundary communication failure and establishes that there is an "English language problem" that has not been adequately addressed in preparing United States native English-speaking students for international technical communication tasks. For example, U.S. technical communication scholars are still grappling with the problems of using English in software internationalization and translating technical communication products across boundaries of national culture and language without privileging Western values and beliefs. The tendency is to assume American culture and American Standard English as the norm, and to identify cultural and linguistic differences as problems only when there is a communication failure or when non-native speakers of English translate product users' manuals and other documents for use by Americans. The article draws attention to the limitations of the current favored strategies for training native speakers in international audience analysis and calls for a revamping of the curriculum to allow for the integration of language-based methodologies. It suggests the incorporation of the World Englishes perspective into training programs to internationalize students' learning experiences. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10