TY - CHAP
T1 - The Importance of Mutual Understanding of Key Terminology in Development Projects
T2 - A PNG Example
AU - Caffery, Jo
AU - Simeon, Lalen
AU - Kurika, Kiteni Kusunan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.
PY - 2022/5/7
Y1 - 2022/5/7
N2 - The use of local language in development projects contributes to better development outcomes for participants and future generations of the target country. However, development practices usually draw on the cultural and linguistic background of the donor country, which can lead to misinterpretation of key project concepts. Ensuring the project team and participants have a mutual understanding of the key project terminology is vital for effective project communication. This chapter explores key project concepts, youth, female youth, and male youth, of participants in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, with that of the Australian project team (English). The linguistic, cultural, and subtle differences of the concepts between the two languages are provided and discussed to highlight the little explored project impacts of using local language.
AB - The use of local language in development projects contributes to better development outcomes for participants and future generations of the target country. However, development practices usually draw on the cultural and linguistic background of the donor country, which can lead to misinterpretation of key project concepts. Ensuring the project team and participants have a mutual understanding of the key project terminology is vital for effective project communication. This chapter explores key project concepts, youth, female youth, and male youth, of participants in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, with that of the Australian project team (English). The linguistic, cultural, and subtle differences of the concepts between the two languages are provided and discussed to highlight the little explored project impacts of using local language.
KW - Accessible language
KW - Development communication
KW - Language and agriculture
KW - Language in development
KW - PNG
KW - Youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85165045932&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-93522-1_5
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-93522-1_5
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783030935214
SP - 111
EP - 134
BT - Languages, Linguistics and Development Practices
A2 - Hill, Deborah
A2 - Ameka, Felix K.
PB - Springer
CY - Switzerland
ER -