Title :
Learning localization through trans-Atlantic collaboration
Author :
Humbley, John ; Maylath, Bruce ; Mousten, Birthe ; Vandepitte, Sonia ; Veisblat, Lucy
Author_Institution :
Univ. Paris 7, France
Abstract :
Instructors of technical writing in the USA and of translation/localization in Europe describe what has taken place over a period of six years when they have matched technical writing students in the USA with translation students in Europe in a collaborative assignment.
Keywords :
groupware; language translation; professional communication; collaborative assignment; technical document; technical writing; text localization; text translation; trans-Atlantic collaboration; Collaborative work; Education; Employment; Europe; Mediation; Online Communities/Technical Collaboration; Professional communication; Project management; Trade agreements; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 2005. IPCC 2005. Proceedings. International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9027-X
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9028-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494227
