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Immigration Reform: Re[forming] Theories and Cyber-Designs

Immigration Reform: Re[forming] Theories and Cyber-Designs

Barbara Heifferon
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781609608330|ISBN10: 160960833X|EISBN13: 9781609608347
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-833-0.ch028
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Heifferon, Barbara. "Immigration Reform: Re[forming] Theories and Cyber-Designs." Computer-Mediated Communication across Cultures: International Interactions in Online Environments, edited by Kirk St.Amant and Sigrid Kelsey, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 449-466. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-833-0.ch028

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Heifferon, B. (2012). Immigration Reform: Re[forming] Theories and Cyber-Designs. In K. St.Amant & S. Kelsey (Eds.), Computer-Mediated Communication across Cultures: International Interactions in Online Environments (pp. 449-466). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-833-0.ch028

Chicago

Heifferon, Barbara. "Immigration Reform: Re[forming] Theories and Cyber-Designs." In Computer-Mediated Communication across Cultures: International Interactions in Online Environments, edited by Kirk St.Amant and Sigrid Kelsey, 449-466. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-833-0.ch028

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the theoretical preparation of students who design digital media for other cultural groups. Some designers of cross-cultural e-communication assume that the localization of document design is no longer preferable. However, the fact that we have the technical capability to distribute documents universally does not mean we cannot localize content. Universalizing some projects, such as online health care materials to address Spanish-speakers, when audiences with different needs speak Spanish in the U.S., can be less than effective. To address these ideas, this chapter first articulates the theoretical preparation of students to design online materials for different cultural audiences. Secondly, the author also discusses local application and pedagogy related to this process.

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