TY - GEN
T1 - Appreciating the ties that bind technical communication to culture
T2 - 2005 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, IPCC 2005
AU - Kampf, Constance
AU - Kastberg, Peter
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - In order to support an explicit understanding of cultural patterns as both dynamic and structured, we will examine Hofstede 's model for stabilization of cultural patterns and use this model to explore some cultural consequences for patterns of logic and signs that influence the effectiveness of technical communication across cultures. In order to demonstrate the model, we will apply it to examples from different cultures, which show different patterns of logic, terminology, and conventions. In light of these examples, we propose that cross-cultural technical communication studies can be situated in a dynamic context as a foundation for analysis.
AB - In order to support an explicit understanding of cultural patterns as both dynamic and structured, we will examine Hofstede 's model for stabilization of cultural patterns and use this model to explore some cultural consequences for patterns of logic and signs that influence the effectiveness of technical communication across cultures. In order to demonstrate the model, we will apply it to examples from different cultures, which show different patterns of logic, terminology, and conventions. In light of these examples, we propose that cross-cultural technical communication studies can be situated in a dynamic context as a foundation for analysis.
KW - Cross-cultural technical communication
KW - Culture
KW - Dynamic cultural patterns
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33745246052&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494203
DO - 10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494203
M3 - Article in proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:33745246052
SN - 0780390288
SN - 9780780390287
T3 - IEEE International Professional Communication Conference
SP - 396
EP - 403
BT - 2005 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference Proceedings, IPCC 2005
Y2 - 10 July 2005 through 13 July 2005
ER -