Technical Writing and Professional Communication for Non-Native Speakers

Name: Technical Writing and Professional Communication for Non-Native Speakers
Price: 107.45 USD
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ISBN: 9780070308251

ISBN-10: 007030825X

ISBN-13: 9780070308251

Edition: 2nd 1991

Authors: Thomas N. Huckin, Lesley A. Olsen

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Book details

List price: $92.81
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 704
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English



Introduction


Why Study Technical and Professional Communication?


General Strategies for the Writing Process


Generating Ideas


Identifying Audiences and Purposes


Constructing Arguments


Stating Problems


Drafting and Word Processing


Testing and Revising


Visual Elements


Selecting Visual Elements


Creating Visual Elements


Specific Applications


Resumes and Job Letters


The Business Letters


Basic Features of Reports


Memos, Short Informal Reports, and Progress Reports


Feasibility Reports


Long Reports


Proposals


Instructions, Procedures, and Computer Documentation


Theses and Journal Articles


Oral Presentations


Meetings and Negotiation


Readability


Readability: General Principles


Writing Paragraphs


Using Parallelism


Maintaining Focus


Creating Flow between Sentences


Editing for Emphasis


Choosing Appropriate Words


Proofreading


Review of the Grammar, Style, and Vocabulary Building


Indefinite Articles


The Definite Article


Verbs


Modal Verbs


Relative Clauses


Connectives


Noun Compounds


Vocabulary Building


Informal Conversational Expressions


Pronunciation Appendixes: Punctuation, Grammar, and Style