Bridging the Gap between Technology and Languages

The success of technology breakthroughs, innovation and knowledge transfer depends on a better communication and visibility. And language competencies are more and more important. Engineers and engineering graduates can develop the skills needed to perform various activities such as: technical commu...

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Published inProcedia technology Vol. 19; pp. 1012 - 1015
Main Author Bordas, Virginia-Maria
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 2015
Subjects
globalization
graduate opportunities
knowledge transfer
subject matter expert
technical communication
technology
terminology
translations
worldwide markets
writing
knowledge transfer
terminology
translations
globalization
writing
graduate opportunities
technology
technical communication
worldwide markets
subject matter expert
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Summary:The success of technology breakthroughs, innovation and knowledge transfer depends on a better communication and visibility. And language competencies are more and more important. Engineers and engineering graduates can develop the skills needed to perform various activities such as: technical communication, technical writing, technical translations, terminologist or subject matter experts. This article will develop the types of activities and the skills needed to be developed to become a language expert as well to support technology and knowledge dissemination at a global level, for various markets.
ISSN:2212-0173
2212-0173
DOI:10.1016/j.protcy.2015.02.144