Innovative approaches to teaching technical communication / / edited by Tracy Bridgeford, Karla Saari Kitalong, Dickie Selfe.

• TeilnehmendeR: Bridgeford, Tracy, 1960-; Kitalong, Karla Saari, 1952-; Selfe, Dickie, 1951-
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Programs in technical writing, technical communication, and/or professional communication have recently grown in enrollment as the demand among employers for formally prepared technical writers and editors has grown. In response, scholarly treatments of the subject and the teaching of technical writing are also burgeoning, and the body of research and theory being published in this field is many times larger and more accessible than it was even a decade ago. Although many theoretical and disciplinary perspectives can potentially inform technical communication teaching, administr

Table of Contents

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION Innovative Approaches to Teaching Technical Communication; PART ONE Pedagogical Perspectives; PART TWO Pedagogical Practices; PART THREE Pedagogical Partnerships; ENDNOTES; REFERENCES; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX