Meeting the Language Challenges of NATO Operations: Policy, Practice and Professionalization

Author:   I. Jones ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2014
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9781349457328


Pages:   230
Publication Date:   01 January 2014
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Author:   I. Jones ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2014
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781349457328


ISBN 10:   1349457329
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   01 January 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Introduction: Translation and Interpretation as the Focus of Language Policy 1. NATO Linguistic Services 1949-1994 2. English as the Working Language 3. Bosnia-Herzegovina – Identifying the Problems 4. Bosnia-Herzegovina – Implementing Solutions 5. Kosovo – Following a Pattern 6. Kosovo – Implementing Solutions 7. Afghanistan 2003 8. Afghanistan 2006 9. Afghanistan from 2008 10. NATO Doctrine 11. Conclusions

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Ian P. Jones joined NATO as a linguist in 1976. He served as Head of the Linguistic Service at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) from 1989 to 2011 and was responsible for coordinating the Linguistic Services in the Alliance's permanent and peace support operation headquarters. Louise Askew has worked as a linguist for the US Government, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and was Chief of the Linguistic Service at the NATO HQ in Sarajevo from 2000 to 2004. In June 2011, she received a PhD on the language policy of international organizations in post-Dayton Bosnia-Herzegovina. She now works as an interpreter for the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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