Translators and (lack of) power - a study of Danish company translators' occupational status - By: HELLE V. DAM & KAREN KORNING ZETHSEN
Translators’ occupational status has received very little attention as a research topic in its own right. However, when we go through the translation literature, we frequently come across references to translation as a low-status profession.
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Localization: Customizing Software for the World - By: ERIK BANSLEBEN & BARBARA KARSCH
The Professional & Continuing Education (PCE) division at University of Washington (in Seattle, United States) is launching a new Certificate program this year in localization. Officially named Localization: Customizing Software for the World, the program is comprised of a 3-course intensive format that was developed in partnership with industry, professional organizations, and academia.
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The quiet organization - why a common language does not always create a linguistic community - By: HANNE TANGE
Imagine an office environment in an international company in Denmark. Around you employees are going about their daily routines. They write e-mails while chatting to their neighbours, exchange a few comments on their way to the photocopier, and gather in the break to discuss their boss, holiday plans or news on a joint project. Try then to imagine the same space, only without the noise: A work environment where employees perform their duties quietly and most of the chit-chat has disappeared. This is the situation in many organizations that have adopted English as their corporate language.
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Management discourse: Talking the power walk in organizational communication - By: BIRGITTE NORLYK
How does management talk the power walk in organizations? By giving straightforward orders since this is a traditional managerial prerogative which does not require an understanding of the subtleties of discourse and the finer aspects of interpersonal communication? Or should management avoid potentially face-threatening orders and concentrate on subtle and discreet manifestations of power in which discourse becomes an important tool when communicating with internal and external stakeholders?
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