Globalization, Communication and the Workplace
Talking Across the World
Herausgeber: Forey, Gail; Lockwood, Jane
Globalization, Communication and the Workplace
Talking Across the World
Herausgeber: Forey, Gail; Lockwood, Jane
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Produktdetails
- Verlag: Continnuum-3PL
- Seitenzahl: 290
- Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2010
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
- Gewicht: 602g
- ISBN-13: 9780826446077
- ISBN-10: 0826446078
- Artikelnr.: 27373281
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- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
Dr Gail Forey is Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Dr Jane Lockwood is the Head of the Language Centre at the Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
Notes on Contributors
Part I: Current Issues in English Communication in the Globalized Workplace
1. Introduction, Gail Forey (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
and Jane Lockwood (The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong)
2. English in Tiers in the Workplace: A case Study of Email Usage, Li Lan
(Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) and Lucy MacGregor
(University of Leeds, UK)
3. English as a Key Resource to Business and Development, Catherine
Nickerson (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India)
4. Communication Skills in Contemporary Service Workplaces: Some Problems,
Anna Kristina Hultgren & Deborah Cameron (University of Oxford, UK)
Part II: Managing the Telephone Relationship with the Customer:
Interpersonal Complexity
5. "I was so angry. It was unbelievable..." A Comparison of Written and
Spoken Customer Service Complaints, Jon S. Y. Hui (City University of Hong
Kong)
6. Naming and Negotiating Relationships in Call Centre Talk, Susan Hood
(University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)
7. Call Centre Discourse: Graduation in Relation to Voice Quality and
Attitudinal Profile, Jenny Yau Ni Wan (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
8. Researching and Understanding Accent Shifts in Indian Call Centre
Agents, Claire Cowie (University of Edinburgh, UK) & Lalita Murty
(University of York, UK)
Part III: Language, Culture and Training in the Globalized Workplace
9. Talking About Talking: Comparing the Approaches of Intercultural
Trainers and Language Teachers, Jane Hayman (International Consultants
Centre, Melbourne, Australia)
10. Reconceptualizing Culture for Workplace Communication, Neil Elias (Neil
Elias, Logica (Philippines) Inc.)
11 India Rising: The Need for Two Way Training, Barry Tomalin
(International House, London)
12. Call Center Training and Language in the Philippines, Eric Friginal
(Georgia State University, USA)
13. What Causes Communication Breakdown in the Call Centres? The
Discrepancies in the Communications Training and Research, Jane Lockwood
(The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong)
Part IV: Communication Skills: Assessment and its Uses
14. Consulting Assessment for the Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO)
Industry in the Philippines, Jane Lockwood (The Hong Kong Institute of
Education, Hong Kong)
15. Language Assessment in Call Centres: The Case of the Customer Service
Representative, Alan Davies (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Part V: Beyond the Workplace: Social Implications
16. Language Globalization & the Workplace: Education and Social
Implications, Gail Forey (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
Index
Part I: Current Issues in English Communication in the Globalized Workplace
1. Introduction, Gail Forey (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
and Jane Lockwood (The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong)
2. English in Tiers in the Workplace: A case Study of Email Usage, Li Lan
(Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) and Lucy MacGregor
(University of Leeds, UK)
3. English as a Key Resource to Business and Development, Catherine
Nickerson (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India)
4. Communication Skills in Contemporary Service Workplaces: Some Problems,
Anna Kristina Hultgren & Deborah Cameron (University of Oxford, UK)
Part II: Managing the Telephone Relationship with the Customer:
Interpersonal Complexity
5. "I was so angry. It was unbelievable..." A Comparison of Written and
Spoken Customer Service Complaints, Jon S. Y. Hui (City University of Hong
Kong)
6. Naming and Negotiating Relationships in Call Centre Talk, Susan Hood
(University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)
7. Call Centre Discourse: Graduation in Relation to Voice Quality and
Attitudinal Profile, Jenny Yau Ni Wan (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
8. Researching and Understanding Accent Shifts in Indian Call Centre
Agents, Claire Cowie (University of Edinburgh, UK) & Lalita Murty
(University of York, UK)
Part III: Language, Culture and Training in the Globalized Workplace
9. Talking About Talking: Comparing the Approaches of Intercultural
Trainers and Language Teachers, Jane Hayman (International Consultants
Centre, Melbourne, Australia)
10. Reconceptualizing Culture for Workplace Communication, Neil Elias (Neil
Elias, Logica (Philippines) Inc.)
11 India Rising: The Need for Two Way Training, Barry Tomalin
(International House, London)
12. Call Center Training and Language in the Philippines, Eric Friginal
(Georgia State University, USA)
13. What Causes Communication Breakdown in the Call Centres? The
Discrepancies in the Communications Training and Research, Jane Lockwood
(The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong)
Part IV: Communication Skills: Assessment and its Uses
14. Consulting Assessment for the Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO)
Industry in the Philippines, Jane Lockwood (The Hong Kong Institute of
Education, Hong Kong)
15. Language Assessment in Call Centres: The Case of the Customer Service
Representative, Alan Davies (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Part V: Beyond the Workplace: Social Implications
16. Language Globalization & the Workplace: Education and Social
Implications, Gail Forey (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
Index
Notes on Contributors
Part I: Current Issues in English Communication in the Globalized Workplace
1. Introduction, Gail Forey (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
and Jane Lockwood (The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong)
2. English in Tiers in the Workplace: A case Study of Email Usage, Li Lan
(Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) and Lucy MacGregor
(University of Leeds, UK)
3. English as a Key Resource to Business and Development, Catherine
Nickerson (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India)
4. Communication Skills in Contemporary Service Workplaces: Some Problems,
Anna Kristina Hultgren & Deborah Cameron (University of Oxford, UK)
Part II: Managing the Telephone Relationship with the Customer:
Interpersonal Complexity
5. "I was so angry. It was unbelievable..." A Comparison of Written and
Spoken Customer Service Complaints, Jon S. Y. Hui (City University of Hong
Kong)
6. Naming and Negotiating Relationships in Call Centre Talk, Susan Hood
(University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)
7. Call Centre Discourse: Graduation in Relation to Voice Quality and
Attitudinal Profile, Jenny Yau Ni Wan (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
8. Researching and Understanding Accent Shifts in Indian Call Centre
Agents, Claire Cowie (University of Edinburgh, UK) & Lalita Murty
(University of York, UK)
Part III: Language, Culture and Training in the Globalized Workplace
9. Talking About Talking: Comparing the Approaches of Intercultural
Trainers and Language Teachers, Jane Hayman (International Consultants
Centre, Melbourne, Australia)
10. Reconceptualizing Culture for Workplace Communication, Neil Elias (Neil
Elias, Logica (Philippines) Inc.)
11 India Rising: The Need for Two Way Training, Barry Tomalin
(International House, London)
12. Call Center Training and Language in the Philippines, Eric Friginal
(Georgia State University, USA)
13. What Causes Communication Breakdown in the Call Centres? The
Discrepancies in the Communications Training and Research, Jane Lockwood
(The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong)
Part IV: Communication Skills: Assessment and its Uses
14. Consulting Assessment for the Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO)
Industry in the Philippines, Jane Lockwood (The Hong Kong Institute of
Education, Hong Kong)
15. Language Assessment in Call Centres: The Case of the Customer Service
Representative, Alan Davies (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Part V: Beyond the Workplace: Social Implications
16. Language Globalization & the Workplace: Education and Social
Implications, Gail Forey (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
Index
Part I: Current Issues in English Communication in the Globalized Workplace
1. Introduction, Gail Forey (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
and Jane Lockwood (The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong)
2. English in Tiers in the Workplace: A case Study of Email Usage, Li Lan
(Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) and Lucy MacGregor
(University of Leeds, UK)
3. English as a Key Resource to Business and Development, Catherine
Nickerson (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India)
4. Communication Skills in Contemporary Service Workplaces: Some Problems,
Anna Kristina Hultgren & Deborah Cameron (University of Oxford, UK)
Part II: Managing the Telephone Relationship with the Customer:
Interpersonal Complexity
5. "I was so angry. It was unbelievable..." A Comparison of Written and
Spoken Customer Service Complaints, Jon S. Y. Hui (City University of Hong
Kong)
6. Naming and Negotiating Relationships in Call Centre Talk, Susan Hood
(University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)
7. Call Centre Discourse: Graduation in Relation to Voice Quality and
Attitudinal Profile, Jenny Yau Ni Wan (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
8. Researching and Understanding Accent Shifts in Indian Call Centre
Agents, Claire Cowie (University of Edinburgh, UK) & Lalita Murty
(University of York, UK)
Part III: Language, Culture and Training in the Globalized Workplace
9. Talking About Talking: Comparing the Approaches of Intercultural
Trainers and Language Teachers, Jane Hayman (International Consultants
Centre, Melbourne, Australia)
10. Reconceptualizing Culture for Workplace Communication, Neil Elias (Neil
Elias, Logica (Philippines) Inc.)
11 India Rising: The Need for Two Way Training, Barry Tomalin
(International House, London)
12. Call Center Training and Language in the Philippines, Eric Friginal
(Georgia State University, USA)
13. What Causes Communication Breakdown in the Call Centres? The
Discrepancies in the Communications Training and Research, Jane Lockwood
(The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong)
Part IV: Communication Skills: Assessment and its Uses
14. Consulting Assessment for the Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO)
Industry in the Philippines, Jane Lockwood (The Hong Kong Institute of
Education, Hong Kong)
15. Language Assessment in Call Centres: The Case of the Customer Service
Representative, Alan Davies (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Part V: Beyond the Workplace: Social Implications
16. Language Globalization & the Workplace: Education and Social
Implications, Gail Forey (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
Index







