• DocumentCode
    1677307
  • Title

    Learning localization through trans-Atlantic collaboration

  • Author

    Humbley, John ; Maylath, Bruce ; Mousten, Birthe ; Vandepitte, Sonia ; Veisblat, Lucy

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Paris 7, France
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    578
  • Lastpage
    595
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Professional Communication Conference, 2005. IPCC 2005. Proceedings. International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9027-X
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-9028-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494227
  • Filename
    1494227