The Importance of Mutual Understanding of Key Terminology in Development Projects: A PNG Example

Jo Caffery; Lalen Simeon; Kiteni Kusunan Kurika

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-93522-1_5

The Importance of Mutual Understanding of Key Terminology in Development Projects: A PNG Example

Jo Caffery, Lalen Simeon, Kiteni Kusunan Kurika

Centre for Sustainable Communities

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Languages, Linguistics and Development Practices
Editors	Deborah Hill, Felix K. Ameka
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	111-134
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030935221
ISBN (Print)	9783030935214
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93522-1_5
Publication status	Published - 7 May 2022

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