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Applying Communication Theory for Professional Life: A Practical Introduction
by Marianne Dainton Elaine D. ZelleyNow in its fifth edition, Applying Communication Theory for Professional Life is the first communication theory textbook to provide practical material for career-oriented students. Featuring new case studies, updated examples, and the latest research, authors Marianne Dainton and Elaine D. Zelley introduce communication theory in a way that helps students understand its importance to careers in communication and business. Real-world case studies within each chapters are designed for in-class use to illustrate the application of theory in a variety of professional settings. The Fifth edition features eight new theories, a new chapter on theories of strategic communication, and expanded discussions of mediated communication theories.
Applying for Jobs and Internships in Museums: A Practical Guide (Routledge Guides to Practice in Museums, Galleries and Heritage)
by Martha M. SchloetzerApplying for Jobs and Internships in Museums offers a straightforward approach to applying for positions within a museum. Martha M. Schloetzer provides practical advice about the application and interview process that will prepare emerging museum professionals as they approach the profession. From reviewing job and internship postings to developing a solid resume and writing distinctive cover letters, this guide provides practical, sound advice for museum job seekers. Schloetzer integrates the stories of successful and unsuccessful interns and job applicants throughout the book’s narrative, and recognizing the additional challenges faced by non-US nationals, the book also offers information specifically for international students seeking work experience in US museums. The insider information included in Applying for Jobs and Internships in Museums makes it a key resource for both a US and international audience interested in gaining museum experience in the US. It will be of particular interest to college-level and graduate school students, as well as recent graduates. The guide can also serve as a reference in the classroom, helping professors and instructors prepare students for the job search ahead.
Applying Luhmann to Translation Studies: Translation in Society (Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies)
by Sergey TyulenevThis book deals with one of the most prominent and promising developments in modern Translation Studies--the sociology of translation. Tyulenev develops an original way of applying Luhmann's Social Systems Theory to translation, viewing translation as a social-systemic boundary phenomenon. The book consists of two major parts: in the first, translation is described as a system in its own right with its systemic properties; in the second part, translation is viewed as a social subsystem and as a boundary phenomenon in the overall social system.
Applying Predictive Analytics: Finding Value in Data
by Richard V. McCarthy Mary M. McCarthy Wendy CeccucciThe new edition of this textbook presents a practical, updated approach to predictive analytics for classroom learning. The authors focus on using analytics to solve business problems and compares several different modeling techniques, all explained from examples using the SAS Enterprise Miner software. The authors demystify complex algorithms to show how they can be utilized and explained within the context of enhancing business opportunities. Each chapter includes an opening vignette that provides real-life examples of how business analytics have been used in various aspects of organizations to solve issues or improve their results. A running case provides an example of a how to build and analyze a complex analytics model and utilize it to predict future outcomes. The new edition includes chapters on clusters and associations and text mining to support predictive models. An additional case is also included that can be used with each chapter or as a semester project.
Applying Translation Theory to Musicological Research (Numanities - Arts and Humanities in Progress #27)
by Małgorzata GrajterThis monograph lays the foundation for new methodologies of research between music and translation. It is the first such holistic attempt—from the perspective of a musicologist—based on the adaptation of translation theories. Until now, these fields have remained underexplored together. Only recently have the tools developed by translation theory permeated into musical scholarship. Such tools should prove as a promising alternative to those offered by classic musicological studies, particularly in reference to musical arrangement, pop music covers and performance. Theoretical discussion on topics are supported by case studies. This text appeals to musicologists and musicians as well as experts in the field of translation theory who are interested in expanding their field of inquiry.
Appraisals In A Week: A Performance Appraisal Masterclass In Seven Simple Steps
by Di KampEffective appraisals just got easierAppraisals are often seen as an isolated and time-consuming round of paperwork that everyone has to engage in and few see any point to. If we were to truly recognize the potential and intended value of appraisals, they would be regarded completely differently.The original intention of an appraisal system is to encourage and develop the staff of the organization, so that they all perform to their highest potential. Properly implemented and used, appraisals will help you, if you are a manager, to ensure that your staff are as effective as possible in their work, and thereby to make your area of work a powerful contributing factor to the success of the organization.Appraisals can also make your job as a manager easier, because they give you the opportunity and framework to encourage and develop your staff. This results in a team of people who feel valued and supported, and who know that their work makes a positive difference to the organization as a whole. As a manager, you can then spend less time and energy on pushing and controlling your team, and more time on the work that moves things forward and is more satisfying.By the end of the final chapter, you will see how appraisals can make a positive difference to youas a manager, your staff as individuals, and the organization as a whole. Sunday: Why appraise?Monday: Formulating a successful appraisalTuesday: The appraiser's role 1: setting the frameworkWednesday: The appraiser's role 2: attitudes and approachesThursday: The interview 1: reviewing achievementFriday: The interview 2: looking aheadSaturday: Completing the appraisal: after the interview
Appraisals In A Week: A Performance Appraisal Masterclass In Seven Simple Steps
by Di KampEffective appraisals just got easierAppraisals are often seen as an isolated and time-consuming round of paperwork that everyone has to engage in and few see any point to. If we were to truly recognize the potential and intended value of appraisals, they would be regarded completely differently.The original intention of an appraisal system is to encourage and develop the staff of the organization, so that they all perform to their highest potential. Properly implemented and used, appraisals will help you, if you are a manager, to ensure that your staff are as effective as possible in their work, and thereby to make your area of work a powerful contributing factor to the success of the organization.Appraisals can also make your job as a manager easier, because they give you the opportunity and framework to encourage and develop your staff. This results in a team of people who feel valued and supported, and who know that their work makes a positive difference to the organization as a whole. As a manager, you can then spend less time and energy on pushing and controlling your team, and more time on the work that moves things forward and is more satisfying.By the end of the final chapter, you will see how appraisals can make a positive difference to youas a manager, your staff as individuals, and the organization as a whole. Sunday: Why appraise?Monday: Formulating a successful appraisalTuesday: The appraiser's role 1: setting the frameworkWednesday: The appraiser's role 2: attitudes and approachesThursday: The interview 1: reviewing achievementFriday: The interview 2: looking aheadSaturday: Completing the appraisal: after the interview
Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change
by David L. Cooperrider Diana WhitneyThis short, practical guide offers an approach to organizational change based on the possibility of a more desirable future, experience with the whole system, and activities that signal "something different is happening this time."
Appreciative Inquiry Handbook: For Leaders of Change (2nd edition)
by David L. Cooperrider Jacqueline M. Stavros Diana WhitneyOne of today's most popular change methods, Appreciative Inquiry (AI) has been used to undertake transformational initiatives in dozens of organizations, ranging from McDonald's to the U.S. Navy to Save the Children. The assumption of AI is simple. Every organization has something that works right -- things that give it life when it is vital, effective, and successful. AI begins by identifying this positive core and connecting organizational visions, plans, and structures to it in ways that heighten energy and inspire action for change.
Apprendre à écouter et à parler: La déficience auditive chez l’enfant (Éducation)
by Elizabeth M. Fitzpatrick et Suzanne P. DoucetLa déficience auditive a un impact considérable sur plusieurs aspects du développement de l’enfant, y compris sur les habiletés de communication, l’apprentissage scolaire, les habiletés sociales et, au final, la qualité de vie de l’enfant et de sa famille. Par le passé, la déficience auditive présentait des obstacles presque insurmontables. De nos jours, la technologie et les techniques d’intervention permettent de mieux répondre aux besoins des enfants ayant une perte d’audition, et donc de les aider à devenir des membres à part entière de la société. Le dépistage précoce et la technologie d’amplification auditive font en sorte que nous vivons à présent une période charnière dans le domaine de l’éducation des enfants ayant une surdité. Cette éducation nécessite tout de même une intervention spécialisée de la part d’une équipe de professionnels, et ce, en collaboration étroite avec les parents. Compte tenu des approches novatrices dans le développement de méthodes d’apprentissage du langage verbal chez les enfants présentant des troubles de l’audition, la communauté internationale mise davantage sur la formation et le perfectionnement des professionnels. Appuyées par une équipe multidisciplinaire d’experts dans le domaine, les deux auteures abordent les principales problématiques médicales, technologiques, éducatives et sociales liées à ces troubles. - Ce livre est publié en français.
Approaches to Communication through Music
by Margaret CorkeOne of the ways forward when working with those who have little or no speech, or limited comprehension of language, is to use music. In this book tried and tested approaches and activities devised to promote the development of communication and social interaction at a fundamental level are clearly set out. The ethos behind this manual is a person-centered approach, within a structured framework and allowing for differentiation and improvisation according to the learner's individual needs and developmental levels. This is a practical guide that contains lots of ideas and original activities for the specialist and non-specialist alike. It provides original songs and music scores, activities and games, and suggestions for group work for learners at a variety of levels.This book will be helpful to teachers, carers, therapists and parents who work or live with people with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties. Music teachers and coordinators working in mainstream early years and primary education will also find the songs and activities useful.
Approaches to Discourse in Dementia
by Jacqueline A. Guendouzi Nicole MullerThe qualitative analysis of naturally occurring discourse in neurogenic communication disorders, specifically in dementia studies, has experienced recent burgeoning interest from wide-ranging disciplines. This multidisciplinarity has been exciting, but has added contextual confusion. This book advances the study of discourse in dementia by systematically exploring and applying different approaches to the same free conversational data sets, collected and transcribed by the authors. The applied methodologies and theories comprise a useful sourcebook for students, researchers, and practitioners alike.
Approaches to Specialized Genres
by Dennis Tay Kathy Ling Lin Isaac N. MwinlaaruApproaches to Specialized Genres provides a timely update of the field of genre studies, with 14 cutting-edge contributions split into five sections using and integrating an exceptionally wide variety of methods and perspectives (such as ESP genre research, corpus linguistics, systemic functional linguistics, ethnographic and multimodal research) to analyse genres in written, spoken, visual and auditory modes across a multiplicity of pedagogic, professional and digital settings. It highlights and illustrates the growing trend of a multiperspective and inter-theoretic approach to genre studies and demonstrates how such methodological rigour can extend our knowledge of language, in general, and genres, in particular. It also examines a rich variety of underexplored genres such as the digital genre of synchronous videoconferencing, instructional slides, video ads, engineers’ training log book entries, the narrative story genres, fundraising letters and retraction notices. It demonstrates not only the prominent value of genre research, but wide applications of genre knowledge in various educational and professional domains. The book brings together experts spreading across the world, including countries in South-East Asia, Europe, America, West Africa and South America. Accordingly, it will appeal to readers of diversified socio-cultural backgrounds working in all the aforementioned inter-related fields of applied linguistics and communication studies.
Approaches to the History of Written Culture: A World Inscribed (New Directions in Book History)
by Martyn Lyons Rita MarquilhasThis book investigates the history of writing as a cultural practice in a variety of contexts and periods. It analyses the rituals and practices determining intimate or 'ordinary' writing as well as bureaucratic and religious writing. From the inscribed images of 'pre-literate' societies, to the democratization of writing in the modern era, access to writing technology and its public and private uses are examined. In ten studies, presented by leading historians of scribal culture from seven countries, the book investigates the uses of writing in non-alphabetical as well as alphabetical script, in societies ranging from Native America and ancient Korea to modern Europe. The authors emphasise the material characteristics of writing, and in so doing they pose questions about the definition of writing itself. Drawing on expertise in various disciplines, they give an up-to-date account of the current state of knowledge in a field at the forefront of 'Book History'.
Appropriate, Negotiate, Challenge: Activist Imaginaries and the Politics of Digital Technologies
by Dr. Elisabetta FerrariActivists use digital technologies to communicate, coordinate, and organize for social change. But these big corporate digital platforms are also used to spread disinformation, racism, and abuse. Appropriate, Negotiate, Challenge investigates the relationship between activism and technology, focusing on how activists think and talk about technology’s role in social change and what this tells us about the politics of digital technologies. Researching movements in Italy, Hungary, and the United States, Elisabetta Ferrari examines how leftist activists construct technological imaginaries that appropriate, negotiate, and challenge Silicon Valley’s vision of technology. She argues that these imaginaries reflect and shape the politics of social movements: they matter for how activists think about their political possibilities. Ultimately, Ferrari centers the political and imaginative work that activists need to perform in order to navigate the politics of mainstream digital technologies.
The Appropriations Law Answer Book: A Q&A Guide to Fiscal Law
by William G. Arnold CDFM-A, CCAAvoid Violations of the Antideficiency Act!Antideficiency Act (ADA) violations within both the financial and audit communities are now at an all-time high. Violations often result from a lack of knowledge about what is and what is not permissible under the law. The Antideficiency Act Answer Book is an easy-to-understand question-and-answer tool that guides you through all the rules associated with the Antideficiency Act and helps you detect and report violations in a timely manner.• Covers all aspects of the Antideficiency Act, from its history to common violations, penalties for violation, and reporting requirements• Includes the tools you need to help avoid Antideficiency Act violations• Plus! Includes an analysis of all the ADA reports collected by the Government Accountability Office, summarized by agency, appropriation, amount, and type of violation.Buy both The Antideficiency Act Answer Book and The Prompt Payment Act Answer Book, save $10 at checkout by entering coupon code COMBO2.
Aprenda a hablar sin miedo: Claridad, seguridad y confianza para hablar en público
by Graham DaviesLa comunicación es la clave para el éxito. Descubra el método para hablar con seguridad y convencer con sus presentaciones. Seguramente detesta realizar presentaciones. Y probablemente también detesta asistir a ellas. ¿Por qué? Porque la mayoría resultan largas, aburridas... y van acompañadas por el consabido PowerPoint. Tanto si se dirige a una sola persona sentada frente a usted como si habla ante un auditorio repleto, en el fondo lo que importa es lo que diga, y cómo lo diga. Aprenda a hablar sin miedo le enseña a comunicar con claridad y confianza, y a dejar huella en todas las situaciones en las que deba expresarse en público. Aprenderá un método único, en cinco pasos, y válido para todo tipo de exposiciones en el ámbito empresarial, desde presentaciones a gran escala hasta reuniones con un solo cliente. Reseñas:«No conozco a nadie que pueda ostentar el título de "coach de las presentaciones" con más méritos que Graham.»Daniel Finklestein, director ejecutivo, The Times «Tanto si es usted primer ministro como si es director ejecutivo, o alguien que necesita causar impacto en los demás, debe leer este libro, innovador y crítico, de Graham Davies.»Neil Sherlock, socio, KPMG «Sinceramente, este libro me irrita, porque me encantaría que Graham lo hubiera escrito hace veinte años. De haber sido así, quizá no habría tenido que pasarme innumerables horas torturado por inversores de banca que creen que "presentar" significa leer en voz alta todas las palabras que aparecen en sus diapositivas.»Richard Klein, director general, Bank of America Merrill Lynch «Nunca más volverá a cometer el delito de aburrir a su audiencia con interminables frases cortas.»Penny Philpot, vicepresidente, Worldwide Partner Services, Oracle «Graham Davies es un maestro del humor que demuestra que la mejor manera de exponer un asunto serio es contando un buen chiste.»Boris Johnson, Presidente de Reino Unido
Aprenda a hablar sin miedo
by Graham Davies«No conozco a nadie que pueda ostentar el título de "coach de las presentaciones" con más méritos que Graham.»Daniel Finklestein, director ejecutivo, The Times«Tanto si es usted primer ministro como si es director ejecutivo, o alguien que necesita causar impacto en los demás, debe leer este libro, innovador y crítico, de Graham Davies.»Neil Sherlock, socio, KPMG«Sinceramente, este libro me irrita, porque me encantaría que Graham lo hubiera escrito hace veinte años. De haber sido así, quizá no habría tenido que pasarme innumerables horas torturado por inversores de banca que creen que "presentar" significa leer en voz alta todas las palabras que aparecen en sus diapositivas».Richard Klein, director general, Bank of America Merrill Lynch«Nunca más volverá a cometer el delito de aburrir a su audiencia con interminables frases cortas.»Penny Philpot, vicepresidente, Worldwide Partner Services, Oracle«Graham Davies es un maestro del humor que demuestra que la mejor manera de exponer un asunto serio es contando un buen chiste.»Boris Johnson, alcalde de Londres
Aprenda A Usar La Cámara Iphone 11 Pro Y Pro Max: Fotografía De Teléfono Inteligente Tomando Fotos Como Un Profesional Incluso Siendo Principiante
by James Nino*****************Aprenda a usar la cámara del iPhone 11 Pro y Pro Max***************** La cámara del iPhone tiene tantas funciones y trucos ocultos que probablemente no conozca y solo un libro como este puede ayudarle a descubrir esas funciones ocultas. Si tiene un iPhone 11 Pro y quiere poder tomar fotos impresionantes con él, este libro es para usted. Las tres cámaras que sobresalen de la parte posterior del iPhone 11 Pro son increíbles, pero requerirán que domine la configuración de la cámara para poder usarla para capturar excelentes tomas, por lo que debería pedir este libro de inmediato porque le dirá cómo hacer precisamente eso. Muy a menudo, los manuales y la guía de usuario que acompañan a los dispositivos tienden a ser básicos al brindar los mejores trucos y consejos necesarios para obtener lo mejor de dichos dispositivos, por lo que este libro se escribió para ayudarlo a aprovechar al máximo la aplicación de la cámara del iPhone 11 Pro. En este libro aprenderá; • Cómo usar el iPhone 11 Pro para tomar selfies • El significado de slofie, QuickTake, Burst y cómo mejoran la fotografía de su iPhone • Por qué la configuración manual de la cámara puede mejorar la calidad de la imagen • Cómo acceder a algunas funciones de cámara ocultas que probablemente no esperaba que tuviera la cámara de un teléfono • Las diferentes funciones de las tres lentes y cómo debe usarlas • Por qué no debería utilizar el zoom digital y utilizar el zoom óptico en su lugar para sacar el máximo partido a sus fotografías. Este libro muestra muchas más funciones de las que esperaría encontrar en un teléfono y lo ayuda a utilizar mejor su iPhone 11 Pro la próxima vez que vaya de viaje, visite el aeropuerto, se vaya de vacaciones, capture momentos importantes y documente las diferentes etapas de la vida del niño.
The Arab Business Code
by Judith HornokThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are some of the richest and most dynamic emerging markets in the world. But they are tough markets! International companies must think seriously if they want to do business there – the barriers can be numerous and difficult. But the opportunities are phenomenal and rewarding. The key to success is to plan and take the right steps. This book shows how to do this by decoding, using case studies, and suggesting relevant solutions. For Judith Hornok, it’s not about dry theories or mind games. Instead this book is based on numerous case studies drawn from the lives of well-known Arab and international business people. The reader can grasp the opportunities and avoid the pitfalls by knowing and understanding the Arab Business Code (ABC): "learning the A-B-Cs." This book offers a study with practical measures, a toolkit of easy-to-learn and simple-to-use techniques that pave the way for business success in the Gulf. Over fifteen years of research is boiled down into a clearly structured, compact book. Judith Hornok presents the insights of her studies by decoding the behavior of Arab business people in the Gulf using innovative techniques and new approaches, which can be easily implemented by the reader. For the first time Judith also presents her creations – the figures of The Seven Emotional Hinderers.
Arab Digital Journalism (Disruptions)
by Noha MellorResponding to urgent calls to de-westernise Media and Journalism Studies and shed light on local agency, this book examines digital journalistic practices in the Arab region, exploring how Arab journalists understand their roles and how digital technologies in Arab newsrooms are used to influence public opinion. Drawing on tens of articles penned by Arab media professionals and scholars, supplemented with informal conversations with journalists, this book reviews the historical development of digital journalism in the region and individual journalists’ perceptions of this development. While technology has provided a new platform for citizens and powerful agents to exchange views, this text examines how it has simultaneously allowed Arab states and authorities to conduct surveillance on journalists, curtail the rise of citizen journalism, and maintain offline hierarchal forms of political, economic, and cultural powers. Mellor also explores how digital technology serves to cement Western hegemony of the information world order, with Arab media organisations and audiences judged to be mere recipients, rather than producers, of such information. Arab Digital Journalism offers an important contribution to the emerging field of digital journalism in the Global South and is a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in media, journalism, communication, and development studies.
The Arabic Classroom: Context, Text and Learners
by Mbaye LoThe Arabic Classroom is a multicontributor work for trainee and in-service teachers of Arabic as a foreign language. Collected here is recent scholarly work, and also critical writing from Arabic instructors, Arabists and language experts, to examine the status of the teaching and learning of Arabic in the modern classroom. The book stresses the inseparability of the parameters of contexts, texts and learners in the effective Arabic classroom and investigates their role in enhancing the experience of teaching and learning Arabic. The book also provides a regional perspective through global case studies and encourages Arabic experts to search for better models of instruction and best practices beyond the American experience.
Arabic-English-Arabic-English Translation: Issues and Strategies
by Ronak Husni Daniel L. NewmanArabic-English-Arabic-English Translation: Issues and Strategies is an accessible coursebook for students and practitioners of Arabic-English-Arabic translation. Focusing on the key issues and topics affecting the field, it offers informed guidance on the most effective methods to deal with such problems, enabling users to develop deeper insights and enhance their translation skills. Key features include: A focus on Arabic-English translation in both directions, preparing students for the real-life experiences of practitioners in the field In-depth discussion of the core issues of phraseology, language variation and translation, legal translation and translation technology in Arabic and English translation Authentic sample texts in each chapter, taken from a variety of sources from across the Arabic-speaking world to provide snapshots of real-life language use Source texts followed by examples of possible translation strategies, with extensive commentaries, to showcase the best translation practices and methodologies A range of supporting exercises to enable students to practise their newly acquired knowledge and skills Inclusion of a wide range of themes covering both linguistic and genre issues, offering multidimensional perspectives and depth and breadth in learning List of recommended readings and resources for each of the topics under discussion Comprehensive glossary and bibliography at the back of the book. Lucid and practical in its approach, Arabic-English-Arabic-English Translation: Issues and Strategies will be an indispensable resource for intermediate to advanced students of Arabic. It will also be of great interest to professional translators working in Arabic-English-Arabic translation.
Arabic-English Thematic Lexicon
by Daniel L. NewmanThe Arabic-English Thematic Lexicon is an invaluable resource for all learners of Arabic. It contains some 8,000 entries, arranged into themes, including flora and fauna, food and drink, the human body, health care, the family, housing, clothing, education, IT, sports, politics, economics and commerce, the law, media, language, geography, travel, religion, arts, science, and natural resources. Three appendices cover the names of Arab and selected non-Arab regions, countries and capitals, and international organizations. The entries in the Lexicon have been drawn from an extensive corpus of contemporary Standard Arabic vocabulary, based on authentic sources. In addition to verbs, nouns and adjectives, the Lexicon includes phrases and commonly used collocations, providing users with the necessary vocabulary in order to communicate effectively and confidently in both written and spoken standard Arabic. The Lexicon provides an indispensable complement to Arabic grammar instruction and also serves as a useful reference guide for all Arabic language users.
The Arabic Print Revolution
by Ami AyalonIn a brief historic moment, printing presses, publishing ventures, a periodical press, circulation networks, and a mass readership came into being all at once in the Middle East, where none had previously existed, with ramifications in every sphere of the community's life. Among other outcomes, this significant change facilitated the cultural and literary movement known as the Arab 'nahda' ('awakening'). Ayalon's book offers both students and scholars a critical inquiry into the formative phase of that shift in Arab societies. This comprehensive analysis explores the advent of printing and publishing; the formation of mass readership; and the creation of distribution channels, the vital and often overlooked nexus linking the former two processes. It considers questions of cultural and religious tradition, social norms and relations, and concepts of education, offering a unique presentation of the emerging print culture in the Middle East.