Communication on and via Technology
1st Edition
Published on 4. July 2012
X, 272 pages
978-3-11-026027-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Annely Rothkegel | Sonja Ruda
Communication on and via Technology
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06/2012
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De Gruyter Mouton
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Annely Rothkegel and Sonja Ruda, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany.
Content
1 - Introduction [Seite 7]
2 - I. Technological knowledge in communication [Seite 11]
2.1 - Communication on technology: Meeting point of theory and practice [Seite 13]
2.2 - Cognitive models of processing procedural instructions [Seite 49]
2.3 - How can the user be provided with the "right" questions and answers? [Seite 75]
2.4 - A social perspective on writing in the workplace: Communities of Discourse (CD) and Communities of Practice (CoP) [Seite 93]
3 - II. Information transfer through language(s) and pictures [Seite 119]
3.1 - Technical communication and translation [Seite 121]
3.2 - The class building potential of adjectives as used in German technical and advertising texts in a mail order catalogue [Seite 139]
3.3 - Instructional illustrations: Waypoints in the historical development [Seite 157]
4 - III. Relationships between technology, communication and culture [Seite 185]
4.1 - Software documentation: The role of computers as a means, tool and medium [Seite 187]
4.2 - Cultural aspects of technology and documentation: Contributions from the field of intercultural communication [Seite 213]
4.3 - Cultural diversity and new media - their interaction as an element of European integration: Elaborating a European research network [Seite 227]
5 - Biographical notes [Seite 269]
6 - Index [Seite 273]
2 - I. Technological knowledge in communication [Seite 11]
2.1 - Communication on technology: Meeting point of theory and practice [Seite 13]
2.2 - Cognitive models of processing procedural instructions [Seite 49]
2.3 - How can the user be provided with the "right" questions and answers? [Seite 75]
2.4 - A social perspective on writing in the workplace: Communities of Discourse (CD) and Communities of Practice (CoP) [Seite 93]
3 - II. Information transfer through language(s) and pictures [Seite 119]
3.1 - Technical communication and translation [Seite 121]
3.2 - The class building potential of adjectives as used in German technical and advertising texts in a mail order catalogue [Seite 139]
3.3 - Instructional illustrations: Waypoints in the historical development [Seite 157]
4 - III. Relationships between technology, communication and culture [Seite 185]
4.1 - Software documentation: The role of computers as a means, tool and medium [Seite 187]
4.2 - Cultural aspects of technology and documentation: Contributions from the field of intercultural communication [Seite 213]
4.3 - Cultural diversity and new media - their interaction as an element of European integration: Elaborating a European research network [Seite 227]
5 - Biographical notes [Seite 269]
6 - Index [Seite 273]
