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International Perspectives on Sign Language Translator and Interpreter Education (Interpreter Education #14)
by Jemina Napier; Stacey Webb; Robert AdamThe field of sign language translator and interpreter (SLTI) education gets a global treatment in this new volume helmed by editors Jemina Napier, Stacey Webb, and Robert Adam. This second edition updates the information from the 2009 volume and adds new contributions that expand the scope of the work to include additional countries and topic areas. SLTI scholars and educators will benefit from these international perspectives and gain an improved understanding of this rapidly evolving discipline. Each chapter, authored collaboratively by deaf and hearing educators, surveys general interpreter education and training, examines the status of the profession for both deaf and hearing practitioners, and addresses specific challenges faced within the different national frameworks. Contributors also discuss ongoing and future trends, including the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on educational practices. This volume disseminates extensive knowledge on sign language translator and interpreter education, covering established programs as well as ad hoc training, and highlighting effective teaching pedagogies and structured classroom strategies. Contributors emphasize a holistic approach to the field, integrating SLTI education, the current profession, future practitioners, and deaf communities. Although the state of the field varies widely around the world depending on the national context, this volume reveals a shared goal of advancing professional standards and improving the provision of service to deaf people worldwide.
International Perspectives on Voice Disorders
by Edwin M-L. YiuThis book provides a state-of-the-art account of voice research and issues in clinical voice practice. The contributors are all voice experts and bring a range of international perspectives to the volume, which includes chapters focusing on Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, the UK and the USA. This is a pioneering work that brings together previously unpublished cutting-edge research and evaluations of clinical practice.
International Public Relations: A Comparative Analysis (Routledge Communication Series)
by Hugh M. Culbertson Ni ChenAs a formal occupation, public relations grew primarily in the United States through much of the twentieth century. In recent years, however, it has spread rapidly throughout the world. Broad outlines on how public relations practices differ from country to country have only recently begun to take shape in scholarly writing about the field. The existing literature on international public relations tends to focus on how those working for western organizations --particularly multi-national corporations--can best practice abroad. Although useful, such writings tend to focus on adaptation of western approaches, not on development of new ones designed specifically for varied sociocultural settings around the world. The editors have produced this book for a number of reasons. There has been tremendous growth in the teaching of public relations around the world--enhancing practice in many countries outside North America. There has also been rapid growth in the number of professors who demand theoretical perspectives which might facilitate a unified comparative analysis across countries and regions. Only a few U.S. universities--six documented in this book--now teach courses formerly called "International Public Relations." However, many professors are going abroad to teach and do research. This suggests increased interest in and a need for courses dealing with international public relations. Furthermore, there is a dearth of literature dealing in depth with international PR, an important component of international communication. This appears to be the first book-length comparative analysis of public relations as practiced in various countries and regions around the world. Although existing books on international PR focus largely on ways in which western practitioners, employers, and clients can operate effectively in other countries, this volume views public relations in each country or region covered from the perspective of practitioners in that country. It contains six chapters designed to provide a theoretical anchor for the 14 country and region analyses. Given the intense interest in public relations education as a factor in professional enhancement, it also discusses issues and practices relating to education.
International Public Relations: Negotiating Culture, Identity, and Power
by Patricia A. Curtin Dr T. Kenn GaitherInternational Public Relations: Negotiating Culture, Identity, and Power offers the first critical-cultural approach to international public relations theory and practice. Authors Patricia A. Curtin and T. Kenn Gaither introduce students to a cultural-economic model and accompanying practice matrix that explain public relations techniques and practices in a variety of regulatory, political, and cultural climates. offers the first critical-cultural approach to international public relations theory and practice. Authors Patricia A. Curtin and T. Kenn Gaither introduce students to a cultural-economic model and accompanying practice matrix that explain public relations techniques and practices in a variety of regulatory, political, and cultural climates.
International Public Relations: Negotiating Culture, Identity, and Power
by Patricia A. Curtin T. Kenn GaitherInternational Public Relations: Negotiating Culture, Identity, and Power offers the first critical-cultural approach to international public relations theory and practice. Authors Patricia A. Curtin and T. Kenn Gaither introduce students to a cultural-economic model and accompanying practice matrix that explain public relations techniques and practices in a variety of regulatory, political, and cultural climates. offers the first critical-cultural approach to international public relations theory and practice. Authors Patricia A. Curtin and T. Kenn Gaither introduce students to a cultural-economic model and accompanying practice matrix that explain public relations techniques and practices in a variety of regulatory, political, and cultural climates.
International Public Relations: Perspectives from deeply divided societies (Routledge New Directions in PR & Communication Research)
by Ian Somerville, Owen Hargie, Maureen Taylor and Margalit ToledanoInternational Public Relations: Perspectives from deeply divided societies is positioned at the intersection of public relations (PR) practice with socio-political environments in divided, conflict and post-conflict societies. While most studies of PR focus on the activity as it is practiced within stable democratic societies, this book explores perspectives from contexts that have tended to be marginalized or uncharted. Presenting research from a diverse range of societies still deeply divided along racial, ethnic, religious or linguistic lines, this collection engages with a variety of questions including how PR practice in these societies may contribute to our understanding of PR theory building. Importantly, it highlights the role of communication strategies for actors that still deploy political violence to achieve their goals, as well as those that use it in building peace, resolving conflict, and assisting in the development of civil society. Featuring a uniquely wide range of original empirical research, including studies from Israel/Palestine, Mozambique, Northern Ireland, former Yugoslavia, former Czechoslovakia, Spain, Malaysia and Turkey, this groundbreaking book will be of interest not only to scholars of public relations, but also political communication, international relations, and peace and conflict studies. With a Foreword by Krishnamurthy Sriramesh, Editor of The Global Public Relations Handbook
International Review of Sign Linguistics: Volume 1
by William H. Edmondson Ronnie B. WilburThe International Review of Sign Linguistics -- which replaces the International Journal of Sign Linguistics -- is planned as an annual series publishing the most up-to-date scholarly work in all aspects of sign language linguistics. There is no other comparable publication. The international community of sign linguists needs an authoritative outlet for its research findings. IRSL provides this forum for sign linguists, and for those mainstream linguists increasingly interested in sign languages, by filling the void in linguistic analysis of sign language -- as opposed to other concerns, such as deaf education, teaching sign languages, training interpreters, etc. -- and by pulling together in one place linguistic dialogue on sign language structure. It provides a scholarly focus for all linguists who need to remain current with developments in sign linguistics. For the growing international community, IRSL provides a focus for developments within the field and for advancement of the field in scattered research communities. This review contains seven articles covering a wide range of linguistic areas, signed languages, and theoretical perspectives. Papers deal with the lexicon, morphology, phonology, syntax, pragmatics, prosody, metalinguistic issues, and socio-historical change. Five signed languages are represented including American, German, Australian, French, and Israeli.
International Sign: Linguistic, Usage, and Status Issues
by Jemina Napier Rachel RosenstockInternational Sign (IS) is widely used among deaf people and interpreters at international events, but what exactly is it, what are its linguistic features, where does its lexicon come from, and how is it used at interpreted events? This groundbreaking collection is the first volume to provide answers to these questions. Editors Rachel Rosenstock and Jemina Napier have assembled an international group of renowned linguists and interpreters to examine various aspects of International Sign. Their contributions are divided into three parts: International Sign as a Linguistic System; International Sign in Action—Interpreting, Translation, and Teaching; and International Sign Policy and Language Planning. The chapters cover a range of topics, including the morphosyntactic and discursive structures of interpreted IS, the interplay between conventional linguistic elements and nonconventional gestural elements in IS discourse, how deaf signers who use different signed languages establish communication, Deaf/hearing IS interpreting teams and how they sign depicting verbs, how best to teach foundation-level IS skills, strategies used by IS interpreters when interpreting from IS into English, and explorations of the best ways to prepare interpreters for international events. The work of the editors and contributors in this volume makes International Sign the most comprehensive, research-based analysis of a young but growing field in linguistics and interpretation.
International Symposium for Intelligent Transportation and Smart City: Branch of ISADS (The International Symposium on Autonomous Decentralized Systems) (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #127)
by Xiaoqing Zeng Xiongyao Xie Jian Sun Limin Ma Yinong ChenThis book presents research advances in intelligent transportation and smart cities in detail, mainly focusing on green traffic and urban utility tunnels, presented at the 4th International Symposium for Intelligent Transportation and Smart City (ITASC) held at Tongji University, Shanghai, on May 8–10, 2019. It discusses a number of hot topics, such as the 2BMW system (Bus, Bike, Metro and Walking), transportation safety and environmental protection, urban utility design and application, as well as the application of BIM (Building Information Modeling) in city design. By connecting the theory and applications of intelligent transportation in smart cities, it enhances traffic efficiency and quality. The book gathers numerous selected papers and lectures, including contributions from respected scholars and the latest engineering advances, to provide guidance to researchers in the field of transportation and urban planning at universities and in related industries.The first conference in the ITASC series was held in 2013 as a workshop of the International Symposium on Autonomous Decentralized System (ISADS) in Mexico City. The second and third were held in May 2015 and May 2017, respectively, in Tongji University, Shanghai.
International Telecommunications Conference: Proceedings of the ITelCon 2017, Istanbul (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #504)
by Ali Boyaci Ali Riza Ekti Muhammed Ali Aydin Serhan YarkanThis book collects one of the global premier scientific gatherings on telecommunications, signal processing, data networks, security, and optimization. It presents the proceedings of the International Telecommunications Conference 2017 (ITelCon 2017), held in Istanbul, Turkey from December 28 to 29, 2017. The proceedings include state-of-the-art studies that highlight major advances in the field of telecommunications and related branches. In addition, some of the contributions form the basis for 5G and beyond studies and standardization processes. The ITelCon conference brings together industry and academia participants from around the globe and promotes research, development, and applications in the field of telecommunications. It includes a far-reaching program supported by a variety of technical tracks on research, development, technology, design, services, and applications. The primary audience of ITelCon includes academics, experts and professionals from industry, as well as researchers in the field of telecommunications and relevant subfields.
International Youth Conference on Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technologies: Proceedings of the YETI 2021, St. Petersburg, Russia (Springer Proceedings in Physics #268)
by Pablo Angueira Sergey Andreev Elena Velichko Viktoria Kapralova Platon Karaseov Sergey ZavjalovThis book presents peer-reviewed and selected papers of the International Youth Conference on Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technologies (YETI-2021), held in Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, on April 22–23, 2021. For the third time around, the conference brings together students and early career scientists, serving to disseminate the current trends and advances in electronics, telecommunications, optical, and information technologies. A series of workshops and poster sessions focusing, in particular, on the theoretical and practical challenges in nanotechnologies, photonics, signal processing, and telecommunications allow to establish contacts between potential partners, share new ideas, and start new collaborations. The conference is held in an online format, thus considerably expanding its geographical reach and offering an even wider scope of discussion.
Internationalizing Internet Studies: Beyond Anglophone Paradigms (Routledge Advances in Internationalizing Media Studies)
by Gerard Goggin Mark McLellandThis timely book offers a mapping of the Internet as it has developed and is used internationally, providing a lively and challenging examination of the Internet and Internet studies. There is much interest among scholars and researchers in understanding the place of the Internet in cultural, social, national, and regional settings. This is the first book-length account that not only provides a range of perspectives on the international Internet, but also explores the implications of such new knowledge and accounts for concepts, methods, and themes in Internet studies. Of special interest will be the book’s fresh and up-to-date coverage of the Internet in perhaps the most dynamic region at present: Asia-Pacific.
Interne Kommunikation als Treiber in neuen Arbeitswelten: Digitalisierung, Mitarbeiter-Mitsprache, Führungsverantwortung, Nachhaltigkeit und Werte als Wirkungsraum (essentials)
by Kristin EngelhardtDieses essential gibt einen kompakten Überblick zu den aktuellen Herausforderungen der Internen Kommunikation und zu ihren Hebeln als Spiegelbild des unternehmerischen Wandels. Denn ihr Wirkungsraum ist mächtig: von Digitalisierungsstrategien und Reaktionen auf globale Krisen, über New-Work-Ansätze, modernes Leadership bis hin zur Vermittlung von Unternehmenswerten und Nachhaltigkeitszielen – all dies muss in der Internen Kommunikation ein Fundament haben, um auch nach außen glaubwürdig zu sein. Neue Strategien und Ziele der Internen Kommunikation mit zugehörigen Maßnahmen und Medien sind unabdingbar. Kristin Engelhardt zeigt in diesem Werk einführend auf, wie diese aussehen können und gibt zahlreiche Beispiele sowie Tipps zur vertiefenden Beschäftigung.
Interne Kommunikation in agilen Unternehmen: Eine Einführung (essentials)
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Interne Kommunikation und Unternehmensführung
by Susanne Knorre Ulrike BuchholzDieses Buch zur Unternehmensführung vereint theoretisches Wissen mit PraxisbeispielenAgilität und interne Kommunikation sind zwei wichtige Kompetenzen für die moderne Unternehmensführung. Sie sollten bereits während des Studiums vermittelt werden, damit kommende Führungskräfte frühzeitig auf die Herausforderungen der Managementaufgaben vorbereitet werden. Dieses Buch über die Unternehmensführung stellt ein hervorragendes Instrument zur Vermittlung aktueller Führungskonzepte dar. Besonders die Verbindung von theoretischem Wissen mit praktischen Fallbeispielen macht es nicht nur als Prüfungsgrundlage für Studenten, sondern auch als Nachschlagewerk für Führungskräfte in Unternehmen interessant.Theoretisches Wissen, praktisch vermitteltEine große Stärke dieses Buchs über die Unternehmensführung ist seine Brücke zwischen theoretischem Wissen und den Tipps zur Umsetzung von praktischen Konzepten in Unternehmen. So profitieren nicht nur Studenten von dem vermittelten Wissen dieses Buchs, sondern auch Führungskräfte und Mitarbeiter aus den folgenden Abteilungen:UnternehmensentwicklungStrategisches ControllingRecht und ComplianceChange ManagementHuman RessourcesKommunikationsmanagementDabei werden aktuelle wissenschaftliche Diskussionen zur internen Kommunikation und der agilen Unternehmensführung aufgegriffen und anhand von praktischen Beispielen anschaulich erklärt. Dabei werden jüngste Entwicklungen dieses Berufsfeldes miteinbezogen.Diese Inhalte thematisiert das BuchDie Autorinnen beschäftigen sich in ihrem Buch über die Unternehmensführung unter anderem mit den folgenden Thematiken:Grundlagen der UnternehmensführungEinführung in die kommunikationsbasierte ManagementlehrePerspektiven der internen Kommunikation im Kontext agiler UnternehmensführungAufgabenfelder der UnternehmensführungFaktoren der Führungskommunikation, darunter normative Führung, strategisches Controlling und InnovationsmanagementAusblick auf künftige Entwicklungen der internen Kommunikation
Interne Unternehmenskommunikation in resilienten Organisationen
by Susanne Knorre Ulrike BuchholzAus der Psychologie entlehnt, erobert der Begriff der Resilienz derzeit die Diskussion um das Führungshandeln in Unternehmen. Resiliente Unternehmen zeichnen sich dadurch aus, dass Rückschläge verarbeitet werden können, weil Strukturen und Prozesse flexibel anpassbar sind - ohne die organisatorische Einheit und kulturelle Identität zu gefährden. Verstanden als Teil der allgemeinen Managementlehre, erläutern die Autorinnen die interne Kommunikation in resilienten Organisationen und liefern fundierte Handlungsempfehlungen für deren Umsetzung.
Internet Book Piracy: The Fight to Protect Authors, Publishers, and Our Culture
by Gini Graham ScottThe international battle against Internet pirates has been heating up. Increasingly law enforcement is paying attention to book piracy as ebook publishing gains an ever-larger market share. With this threat to their health and even survival, publishers and authors must act much like the music, film, and software giants that have waged war against pirates for the past two decades. Now, The Battle against Internet Piracy opens a discussion on what happens to the victims of piracy. Drawing from a large number of interviews-from writers, self-publishers, mainstream publishers, researchers, students, admitted pirates, free speech advocates, attorneys, and local and international law enforcement officials-the text speaks to such issues as: Why pirates have acted and how they feel about it The conflict over constitutional rights and piracy The current laws surrounding Internet piracy Examples of cases taken against some pirates Alternatives to piracy Personal experiences of being ripped off The ways piracy affects different industries and how they’ve respondedAuthor Gini Graham Scott prepares readers to arm themselves against these modern perils by learning about copyright, infringement, and how to prevent, combat, and end book piracy.Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
Internet Cures: The Social Lives of Digital Miracles
by Dang NguyenIn health care, we come across daily promises of miraculous cures for various ailments. However, in the digital era, the dynamics of experiencing and practicing these remedies have changed. This book explores the intersection of miracle cures and technology, showcasing their transformation into hybrid forms, such as handwritten recipes captured in photos or tutorials streamed through videos. Combining computational social media data with ethnographic insights from Vietnam and the US, the book captures the interconnected lives of these cures in the digital realm with a unique methodology. Unravelling the intricate connections between social, technological, biomedical and non-biomedical spheres, this is a significant contribution to how social scientists study online media.
Internet Inquiry: Conversations About Method
by Nancy K. Baym Annette MarkhamThis collection of dialogues is the only textbook of its kind. Internet Inquiry: Conversations About Method takes students into the minds of top internet researchers as they discuss how they have worked through critical challenges as they research online social environments. Editors Annette N. Markham and Nancy K. Baym illustrate that good research choices are not random but are deliberate, studied, and internally consistent. Rather than providing single "how to" answers, this book presents distinctive and divergent viewpoints on how to think about and conduct qualitative internet studies.
Internet Internals: Vermittlungsschicht, Aufbau und Protokolle
by Peter MandlLernen Sie in diesem Buch alles über Vermittlungsschicht und Aufbau des Internets und die Übertragung von InformationenSie haben sich schon immer gefragt, wie das World Wide Web aufgebaut ist? Sie suchen eine Einführung in die „Internet Internals“? Dieses Buch über die Vermittlungsschicht des Internets gibt Ihnen Antworten. Es führt Sie in die Grundlagen der Übertragung von Daten im Netz ein und vermittelt Ihnen dabei einen Überblick über den Aufbau des Internets. Die große Stärke dieses Buchs über die Vermittlungsschicht des Internets liegt darin, dass es komplexe Sachverhalte wie Protokolle und Algorithmen im Detail beschreibt, dabei jedoch stets verständlich und übersichtlich bleibt.Die Inhalte von „Internet Internals“Autor Peter Mandl gewährt dem Leser einen möglichst tiefen wie breiten Einblick in die Kommunikationsstrukturen des World Wide Webs. Der Fokus des Buch über die Vermittlungsschicht im Internet liegt auf folgenden Themengebieten:• Aufbau des Internts• Internetprotokolle IPv4 und IPv6• Routing und Forwarding• Internet-Kommunikation• Konfigurations- und SteuerprotokolleMit all seiner Expertise ist Mandl dazu in der Lage, komplexe Sachverhalte des Internets einfach und verständlich darzulegen. Auch die zahlreiche Abbildungen helfen dabei, seine Ausführungen leicht nachzuvollziehen. Damit das Gelernte im Gedächtnis bleibt, finden Sie am Ende des Buchs Übungsaufgaben zu jedem Kapitel. Da die Lösungen direkt mitgeliefert werden, können Sie Nicht-Verstandenes noch einmal nachprüfen.
Internet Linguistics: A Student Guide
by David CrystalThe Internet is now an integral part of contemporary life, and linguists are increasingly studying its influence on language. In this student-friendly guidebook, leading language authority Professor David Crystal follows on from his landmark bestseller Language and the Internet and presents the area as a new field: Internet linguistics. In his engaging trademark style, Crystal addresses the online linguistic issues that affect us on a daily basis, incorporating real-life examples drawn from his own studies and personal involvement with Internet companies. He provides new linguistic analyses of Twitter, Internet security, and online advertising, explores the evolving multilingual character of the Internet, and offers illuminating observations about a wide range of online behaviour, from spam to exclamation marks. Including many activities and suggestions for further research, this is the essential introduction to a critical new field for students of all levels of English language, linguistics and new media.
Internet Literature in China (Global Chinese Culture)
by Michel HockxSince the 1990s, Chinese literary enthusiasts have explored new spaces for creative expression online, giving rise to a modern genre that has transformed Chinese culture and society. Ranging from the self-consciously avant-garde to the pornographic, web-based writing has introduced innovative forms, themes, and practices into Chinese literature and its aesthetic traditions. Conducting the first comprehensive survey in English of this phenomenon, Michel Hockx describes in detail the types of Chinese literature taking shape right now online and their novel aesthetic, political, and ideological challenges. Offering a unique portal into postsocialist Chinese culture, he presents a complex portrait of internet culture and control in China that avoids one-dimensional representations of oppression. The Chinese government still strictly regulates the publishing world, yet it is growing increasingly tolerant of internet literature and its publishing practices while still drawing a clear yet ever-shifting ideological bottom line. Hockx interviews online authors, publishers, and censors, capturing the convergence of mass media, creativity, censorship, and free speech that is upending traditional hierarchies and conventions within China—and across Asia.
Internet Marketing with WordPress
by David MercerThe book's accompanying Interactive learning environment on siteprebuilder.com gives you an online place to enhance and extend your practical experience through exercises, consolidate your learning and theoretical knowledge with marked quizzes, interaction with your WordPress marketing community, and fun and exciting extras such as challenges and competitions. This book is for people already using WordPress, who want more visitors, better visitors, and to convert more of them into paying customers. No prior marketing experience is required, although a basic understanding of either hosted or self-hosted WordPress blogs is assumed.
Internet Memes and Society: Social, Cultural, and Political Contexts (Routledge Advances in Internationalizing Media Studies)
by Anastasia BertazzoliThis book provides a solid, encompassing definition of Internet memes, exploring both the common features of memes around the globe and their particular regional traits. It identifies and explains the roles that these viral texts play in Internet communication: cultural, social and political implications; significance for self-representation and identity formation; promotion of alternative opinion or trending interpretation; and subversive and resistant power in relation to professional media, propaganda, and traditional and digital political campaigning. It also offers unique comparative case studies of Internet memes in Russia and the United States.
Internet Networks: Wired, Wireless, and Optical Technologies (Devices, Circuits, and Systems)
by Krzysztof IniewskiIn the not too distant future, internet access will be dominated by wireless networks. With that, wireless edge using optical core next-generation networks will become as ubiquitous as traditional telephone networks. This means that telecom engineers, chip designers, and engineering students must prepare to meet the challenges and opportunities that the development and deployment of these technologies will bring. Bringing together cutting-edge coverage of wireless and optical networks in a single volume, Internet Networks Wired, Wireless, and Optical Technologies provides a concise yet complete introduction to these dynamic technologies. Filled with case studies, illustrations, and practical examples from industry, the text explains how wireless, wireline, and optical networks work together. It also: Covers WLAN, WPAN, wireless access, 3G/4G cellular, RF transmission Details optical networks involving long-haul and metropolitan networks, optical fiber, photonic devices, and VLSI chips Provides clear instruction on the application of wireless and optical networks Taking into account recent advances in storage, processing, sensors, displays, statistical data analyses, and autonomic systems, this reference provides forward thinking engineers and students with a realistic vision of how the continued evolution of the technologies that touch wireless communication will soon reshape markets and business models around the world.