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Direct linkDe Plaen, Jacqueline – Meta, 1979
Elaborates on the problems facing the criminological translator, as a result of cultural differences, linguistic variation, the evolution of ideologies, and, finally, the lack of adequate terminological references. (AM)
Descriptors: Criminology, Cultural Differences, Dictionaries, Language Usage
Peer reviewedKohl, John R.; And Others – Technical Communication, 1993
Analyzes ambiguity as a factor in Japanese language and culture as they affect technical communication. Presents and interprets results of a survey of Japanese and U.S. aerospace engineers and scientists concerning the kinds of communication products they produce and use and their ideas of what should be taught in technical communication courses.…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Communication Research, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Goodfellow, Paula; And Others – 1984
This study compares (1) the English language use of limited-English-speaking foreign and native English-speaking college students in doing chemistry laboratory work, writing lab reports, and taking lecture notes; (2) the relationship of the language use to performance; and (3) the relationship of the foreign students' beliefs about their language…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Classroom Communication, Comparative Analysis, Content Area Writing
