Rothkegel / Ruda Communication on and via Technology

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-11-026027-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 10, 282 Seiten

Reihe: Text, Translation, Computational Processing [TTCP]ISSN

The interdependency of technology and communication presents theoreticians as well as practitioners with a wide range of problems. Among the topics discussed in this interdisciplinary volume are: technological knowledge in text and context in combination with cognitive and social conditions, knowledge transfer beyond languages and cultures, the influence of the world wide web on social communities.

Zielgruppe

Researchers, Scholars and Students in the Fields of Applied Linguistics, Linguistics and the Media, Technical Communication, Intercultural Communication, Journalists working on topics like Technology and Economy, Professionals in International Communication

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rothkegel, Annely

Ruda, Sonja

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Interkulturelle Kommunikation & Interaktion

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Introduction;7
2;I. Technological knowledge in communication;11
2.1;Communication on technology: Meeting point of theory and practice;13
2.2;Cognitive models of processing procedural instructions;49
2.3;How can the user be provided with the “right” questions and answers?;75
2.4;A social perspective on writing in the workplace: Communities of Discourse (CD) and Communities of Practice (CoP);93
3;II. Information transfer through language(s) and pictures;119
3.1;Technical communication and translation;121
3.2;The class building potential of adjectives as used in German technical and advertising texts in a mail order catalogue;139
3.3;Instructional illustrations: Waypoints in the historical development;157
4;III. Relationships between technology, communication and culture;185
4.1;Software documentation: The role of computers as a means, tool and medium;187
4.2;Cultural aspects of technology and documentation: Contributions from the field of intercultural communication;213
4.3;Cultural diversity and new media – their interaction as an element of European integration: Elaborating a European research network;227
5;Biographical notes;269
6;Index;273

Über Autor(innen)

Annely Rothkegel and Sonja Ruda, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany.