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The role of social media in negotiating identity during the process of acculturation

Author(s): Amy Yau, Ben Marder, Stephanie O’Donohoe Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Social media, Identity, Acculturation, Transient migrants, Identity management Methodology/Sample: Interviews/27 migrants Reference: Yau, A., Marder, B., & O’Donohoe, S. (2019). The role of social media in negotiating identity during the process of acculturation. Information Technology & People, 33(2), 554-575. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-09-2017-0305 Abstract Purpose: The […]

Factory, dialogue, or network? Competing translation practices in BBC transcultural journalism

Author(s): Aneta Podkalicka Year of publication: 2011 Keywords: Media translation, Conceptual metaphors, Dialogue, Interlingual journalism, Transcultural journalism, International broadcasting, BBC World Service Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Podkalicka, A. (2011). Factory, dialogue, or network? Competing translation practices in BBC transcultural journalism. Journalism, 12(2), 143-152. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1464884910388583 Abstract Drawing on interdisciplinary theories of translation and empirical research into the […]

Transcultural communication: Language, communication and culture through English as a lingua franca in a social network community

Author(s): Will Baker, Chittima Sangiamchit Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Transcultural communication, English as a lingua franca (ELF), Social Networking Sites (SNS), Multilingualism, Translanguaging Methodology/Sample: Discourse-centred online ethnography/5 students Reference: Baker, W., & Sangiamchit, C. (2019). Transcultural Communication: Language, communication and culture through English as a lingua franca in a social network community. Language and […]