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Bremner, Stephen – Written Communication, 2012
This article tracks the socialization of a Chinese intern into a Hong Kong PR company and considers the factors that enabled her to move toward acquiring the discourse of the profession. Taking a case study approach, the research is based on a detailed daily journal written by the intern during her internship, and two interviews. Over the 3-month…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internship Programs, Socialization, Organizational Culture
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Beaufort, Anne – Written Communication, 2000
Studies the socialization processes of two writers new to an organization in terms of writing tasks, writers' social roles, and methods of socialization. Reveals 15 different writing roles depicting a continuum from novice to expert. Argues the implications of this study are relevant to current school-based approaches to writing instruction. (NH)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Discourse Communities, Ethnography, Higher Education