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Designing Multilingual Experiences
In this episode of Room 42 we discuss Laura Gonzales’ forthcoming book, Designing Multilingual Experiences in Technical Communication and how technical communicators can collaborate with translators, interpreters, and multilingual community members to conduct research that is both ethical and justice-driven.
Dr. Laura Gonzales is an Assistant Professor of digital writing and cultural rhetorics in the Department of English at the University of Florida. She earned her PhD in Writing and Rhetoric with a concentration in digital rhetoric and professional writing from Michigan State University in 2016. Laura is the author of more than 30 peer-reviewed articles, books, and edited collections focused on issues of language diversity, community engagement, and technical communication. She is the current chair of the Diversity Committee for the Council of Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication and the co-chair of the 2021 Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Conference. Laura is also currently collaborating with multiple community groups and organizations on the design of technical information related to COVID treatment and prevention in Indigenous languages.
The book, Designing Multilingual Experiences in Technical Communication, traces Laura’s research with multilingual communities across multiple countries. She discusses how technical communicators can collaborate with translators, interpreters, and multilingual community members to conduct research that is both ethical and justice-driven. This discussion will help technical communicators answer questions such as:
- How do we conduct research with communities who speak languages other than English?
- How do we encourage feedback and participation from communities who speak multiple languages?
- How can technical communicators contribute to the design of multilingual information?
- What does it mean to design a multilingual experience in a technical communication research context?
- Why does language matter in technical communication research?
For transcript, links, and show notes:
https://tccamp.org/episodes/designing-multilingual-experiences-in-technical-communication
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By TC CampIn this episode of Room 42 we discuss Laura Gonzales’ forthcoming book, Designing Multilingual Experiences in Technical Communication and how technical communicators can collaborate with translators, interpreters, and multilingual community members to conduct research that is both ethical and justice-driven.
Dr. Laura Gonzales is an Assistant Professor of digital writing and cultural rhetorics in the Department of English at the University of Florida. She earned her PhD in Writing and Rhetoric with a concentration in digital rhetoric and professional writing from Michigan State University in 2016. Laura is the author of more than 30 peer-reviewed articles, books, and edited collections focused on issues of language diversity, community engagement, and technical communication. She is the current chair of the Diversity Committee for the Council of Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication and the co-chair of the 2021 Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Conference. Laura is also currently collaborating with multiple community groups and organizations on the design of technical information related to COVID treatment and prevention in Indigenous languages.
The book, Designing Multilingual Experiences in Technical Communication, traces Laura’s research with multilingual communities across multiple countries. She discusses how technical communicators can collaborate with translators, interpreters, and multilingual community members to conduct research that is both ethical and justice-driven. This discussion will help technical communicators answer questions such as:
- How do we conduct research with communities who speak languages other than English?
- How do we encourage feedback and participation from communities who speak multiple languages?
- How can technical communicators contribute to the design of multilingual information?
- What does it mean to design a multilingual experience in a technical communication research context?
- Why does language matter in technical communication research?
For transcript, links, and show notes:
https://tccamp.org/episodes/designing-multilingual-experiences-in-technical-communication