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Presents a collection of fourteen essays that responds to the need for a more rhetorical conception of professional communication as an international discipline. This book challenges the adequacy of relying on preconceived notions about the factors that determine discourse in international professional settings.

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Author:   Carl Lovitt ,  Dixie Goswami
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138640702

ISBN 10:   1138640700
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   31 March 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION • Rethinking the Role of Culture in International Professional Communication Carl R. Lovitt PART ONE: Professional Communication in the Global Workplace CHAPTER 1 • Communicating in a Global Multicultural Corporation: Other Metaphors and Strategies Jane M. Perkins CHAPTER 2 • Information Systems and Technology in International Professional Communication Deborah C. Andrews CHAPTER 3 • Using Technology to Support Global Drug-Development Teams Stephen A. Bernhardt CHAPTER 4 • The Impact of Discourse Communities on International Professional Communication John Webband Michael Keene CHAPTER 5 • Redefining the Professional in International Professional Communication Timothy S. Boswood PART TWO: Rhetorical Strategies for the Global Workplace CHAPTER 6 • Intercultural Business Communication: An Interactive Approach Jürgen Bolten CHAPTER 7 • A Relational Framework for Professional Communication in International Organizations Frederick Steier CHAPTER 8 • Effective Communication in Multicultural Organizations: A Receiver-Defined Activity Judi Brownell PART THREE: Teaching and Research in International Professional Communication CHAPTER 9 • Cultural Biases in Intercultural Business Communication Courses and How to Avoid Them S. Paul Verluyten CHAPTER 10 • Culture and the Shape of Rhetoric: Protocols of International Document Design Elizabeth Tebeauxand Linda Driskill CHAPTER 11 • Visual Elements in Cross-Cultural Technical Communication: Recognition and Comprehension as a Function of Cultural Conventions Deborah S. Bosley CHAPTER 12 • The Implications of Translation for Professional Communication Timothy Weiss CHAPTER 13 • The Student-as-Researcher in International Organizations Jane Jorgenson CHAPTER 14 • Afterword: Teaching and Research Directions for International Professional Communication Dixie Goswami INDEX

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