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Peer reviewedDing, Daniel; Jablonski, John – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 2001
Relates the authors' experience teaching technical writing for two weeks at Suzhou University in China. Discusses activities; examines four technical writing textbooks purchased there; and offers suggestions about how technical communication might be established as a separate academic discipline in Chinese universities. Discusses technical…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Cultural Differences, Culture Contact, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedAllen, Roberta; Rooney, Pam – Business Communication Quarterly, 1998
Describes a problem-based course structure (that focuses on problem solving, critical thinking, and team skills) for an upper-level business writing course that allows both English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and Native English-speaking students the opportunity to improve communication abilities in cross-cultural work groups. Discusses cooperative…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Cooperative Learning, Course Descriptions, Critical Thinking
Campbell, Donald; And Others – 1984
A strategy for including writing of a research paper in a university's advanced intensive English course for students of English as a second language is described. The method consists of eight assignments given over the course of 11 weeks, resulting in a short research paper. The method is designed to minimize error by dealing with specific…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, College Second Language Programs, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Download full textWyatt-Brown, Anne M. – 1988
An approach to teaching academic writing to foreign graduate students at the University of Florida is described. The course combines general and technical writing assignments to sharpen students' critical thinking skills while improving their organizational techniques and editing strategies. Assignments are designed to help students discover the…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Critical Thinking, English for Academic Purposes
Katchen, Johanna E. – 1995
The origins, development, and implementation of a course in oral presentation skills in English for graduate students in the sciences and engineering are described. The course was piloted at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan to train students for presentation of technical papers. Background information is offered on English language…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Engineering Education
Leung, Peggy – Hongkong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1991
A study assessed the effectiveness of the standard report writing segment of two postsecondary courses in English as a Second Language one in accounting and one in secretarial communication, at a Hong Kong polytechnic. The 69 subjects were in 4 groups, one in each subject receiving instruction with a problem-solving approach and one in each…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Communication, Classroom Techniques, Course Descriptions
