Ad-hoc English and Creolized Corporate
Culture: Translingual and Intercultural Communication in a Japanese
Computer-Assembly Plant in Germany
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Janet Sutherland
Fachhochschule Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
<sutherland@vax1.rz.uni-regensburg.d400.de>
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Abstract
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Field research consisting of direct observation and
interviews conducted at the plant examines the use of English as a
lingua franca between Japanese and Germans. This case study
reports on several interesting aspects of translingual and
inter-cultural communication between the Japanese and the Germans,
citing evidence of both accommodation and conservatism within the two
language/culture groups. The author suggests implications for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching
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Keywords: English for Specific Purposes, Language Use, cultural conflict
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