Title:
Technical writing and professional communication for nonnative speakers of english
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Edition:
2nd. ed.
Publication Information:
New York : McGraw-Hill, 1991
ISBN:
9780070308251
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Summary
Summary
Developed for use by non-native speakers of English enrolled in Technical Writing and Communication courses. Technical Writing and Professional Communication, 2/e, places technical writing in its context, showing students how to consider their purpose and their audience when writing reports, memos, and correspondence. Formerly titled Technical Writing and Professional Communication: A Handbook for Nonnative Speakers, the new edition features a case running throughout seven chapters, dynamically illustrating the writing process. The revision also provides complete coverage of the new computer technologies and the new attention to the intercultural concerns in today's business world.
Table of Contents
| I Introduction |
| 1 Why Study Technical and Professional Communication? |
| II General Strategies for the Writing Process |
| 2 Generating Ideas |
| 3 Identifying Audiences and Purposes |
| 4 Constructing Arguments |
| 5 Stating Problems |
| 6 Drafting and Word Processing |
| 7 Testing and Revising |
| III Visual Elements |
| 8 Selecting Visual Elements |
| 9 Creating Visual Elements |
| IV Specific Applications |
| 10 Resumes and Job Letters |
| 11 The Business Letters |
| 12 Basic Features of Reports |
| 13 Memos, Short Informal Reports, and Progress Reports |
| 14 Feasibility Reports |
| 15 Long Reports |
| 16 Proposals |
| 17 Instructions, Procedures, and Computer Documentation |
| 18 Theses and Journal Articles |
| 19 Oral Presentations |
| 20 Meetings and Negotiation |
| V Readability |
| 21 Readability: General Principles |
| 22 Writing Paragraphs |
| 23 Using Parallelism |
| 24 Maintaining Focus |
| 25 Creating Flow between Sentences |
| 26 Editing for Emphasis |
| 27 Choosing Appropriate Words |
| 28 Proofreading |
| VI Review of the Grammar, Style, and Vocabulary Building |
| 29 Indefinite Articles |
| 30 The Definite Article |
| 31 Verbs |
| 32 Modal Verbs |
| 33 Relative Clauses |
| 34 Connectives |
| 35 Noun Compounds |
| 36 Vocabulary Building |
| 37 Informal Conversational Expressions |
| 38 Pronunciation Appendixes: Punctuation, Grammar, and Style |
