Changing Philologies: Contributions to the Redefinition of Foreign Language Studies in the Age of Globalisation

Foreign language studies are going through a transition at a time when language competencies are key to dealing with the global economy. Hansen (U. of Copenhagen) examines the trend toward interdisciplinary studies of language and culture, history, and other disciplines. The other 11 papers drawn from the February 2002 conference in Copenhagen discuss translation and other issues. Lacks an index. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR