Communication that Counts, livre ebook

The first comprehensive sociolinguistic investigation of communication practices and ideologies in the accounting field

To date, communication research in accounting has largely focused on the competencies that define what constitutes ‘effective communication’. Highly perception-based, skills-focused and Global North-centric, existing research tends to echo the skills deficit discourse which overemphasizes the role of the higher education system in developing students’ work-relevant communication skills. This book investigates dominant views about communication and interrogates what shapes these views in the accounting field from a Global South perspective, exploring the idea of ‘good communication’ in the globalized accounting field. Taking the occupational stereotype of shy employees who are good with numbers but bad with words as its starting point, this book examines language and communication practices and ideologies in accounting education and work in the Philippines. As an emerging global leader in offshore accounting, the Philippines is an ideal context for an exploration of multilingual, multimodal and transnational workplace communication.

Acknowledgments

Transcription and Translation Conventions

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Communication in Global Education and Work: What We Know             

Part 1: Communication in Accounting Education     

Chapter 3. The Discourse of ‘Effective Communication’ in the Curriculum

Chapter 4. Communicating in the Accounting Classroom

Part 2: Communication in Accounting Work   

Chapter 5. ‘Effective Communication’ as Criterion for Employment          

Chapter 6. Communicating in the Accounting Workplace

Chapter 7. What Counts as ‘Good Communication’         

References

Appendix: Profile of Participants

Index