Community of Practice in German

[chrisholland at PARADISE.NET.NZ]

Hi Geraldine,
I have been working with some German led European projects in workplace
language and we used the concept of community of practice in these. Contact
Matilde.Monetti at t-online.de for a German translation of the term.
Chris.



> I am carrying out research on communities of practice in a
> German-speaking environment and wondered if anyone could help me with
> the following queries. Does anyone know how the expression 'community
> of
> practice' is rendered in German? A colleague of mine has mentioned
> 'Gemeinschaftskultur(en)', but I can't seem to find any reference to it
> in a linguistic context. Also, does anyone know of any research into
> communities of practice and gender in German?
> I would be very grateful for any information/suggestions!
>
> Geraldine Horan
>
> Dr Geraldine Horan
> Department of German
> University College London
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