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Nina M. Ray

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Maintenance Of Latvian Business Language, Culture, And Community Through Heritage Tourism And The Internet, Gundars Kaupins, Nina M. Ray, Andris Berzins Nov 2010

Maintenance Of Latvian Business Language, Culture, And Community Through Heritage Tourism And The Internet, Gundars Kaupins, Nina M. Ray, Andris Berzins

Nina M. Ray

No abstract provided.


Emphasizing Foreign Language Use To International Marketing Students: A Situational Exercise That Mimics Real-World Challenges, Tracy L. Melin, Nina M. Ray Nov 2010

Emphasizing Foreign Language Use To International Marketing Students: A Situational Exercise That Mimics Real-World Challenges, Tracy L. Melin, Nina M. Ray

Nina M. Ray

An international marketing exercise consists of students orally providing an introduction in a chosen foreign language of what they, as potential salespeople, might say to a client in that country. Students speak (not read) their prepared statements to the class and are leniently, yet constructively, evaluated on language use and pronunciation and marketing credibility. The objective is to emulate a real business situation and to show students the challenges of working with different languages and cultures in international marketing and the imperfections of direct translation. Results of a student survey showed that a majority of students believed the exercise to …


Basque Studies: Commerce, Heritage, And A Language Less Commonly Taught, But Whole-Heartedly Celebrated, Nina M. Ray, Nere Lete Nov 2010

Basque Studies: Commerce, Heritage, And A Language Less Commonly Taught, But Whole-Heartedly Celebrated, Nina M. Ray, Nere Lete

Nina M. Ray

No abstract provided.


Beyond Spanish For Business: Teaching Marketing Issues In The Spanish-Speaking World, Nina M. Ray Nov 2010

Beyond Spanish For Business: Teaching Marketing Issues In The Spanish-Speaking World, Nina M. Ray

Nina M. Ray

No abstract provided.