Geert Jacobs - Good Data in Business and Professional Discourse Research and Teaching: Further Explorations

This ground-breaking series is edited by Jonathan Crichton, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of South Australia. It provides a venue for research on issues of language and communication that matter to professionals, their clients and stakeholders. Books in the series explore the relevance and real world impact of communication research in professional practice and forge reciprocal links between researchers in applied linguistics/discourse analysis and practitioners from numerous professions, including healthcare, education, business and trade, law, media, science and technology.

Central to this agenda, the series responds to contemporary challenges to professional practice that are bringing issues of language and communication to the fore. These include:

Political, economic, technological and social changes that are transforming communicative practices in professions and organisations

Increasing mobility and diversity (geographical, technological, cultural, linguistic) of organisations, professionals and clients

Books in the series combine up to date overviews of issues of language and communication relevant to the particular professional domain with original research that addresses these issues at relevant sites. The authors also explore the practical implications of this research for the professions/organisations in question.

More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14904 We are actively commissioning projects for this series and welcome proposals from authors whose experience combines linguistic and professional expertise, from those who have long-standing knowledge of the professional and organisational settings in which their books are located and joint editing/authorship by language researchers and professional practitioners.

The series is designed for both academic and professional readers, for scholars and students in Applied Linguistics, Communication Studies and related fields, and for members of the professions and organisations whose practice is the focus of the series.

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This collection expertly balances interdisciplinary approaches, hands-on fieldwork, and academic rigour. The contributors team up to provide an ambitious and engaging, multifaceted exploration of the role of data in business and professional communication. This collection nicely advances common ground between researchers and practitioners and will provide authoritative insights for all interested in the role of language and communication in business or professional settings.

Glen Michael Alessi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

A timely, ground-breaking volume relying on a fundamental questionWhat counts as data?as the focus for a broad-based study of business and professional discourse. The result is an enhanced understanding of the importance of organizational contexts in multilingual environments, which requires an expansion of data collection and analysis beyond traditional boundaries and demonstrates innovative uses of qualitative research.

James M. Dubinsky, Rhetoric & Writing, Virginia Tech, Past President & Executive Director, Association for Business Communication (ABC)