IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Dec 1984
A key course to unlock communication: Letter writing
Bradford B. Broughton
Clarkson University
Abstract
It is argued that a course in letter writing can serve to sharpen communication skills that have become dulled over years of carelessness and thoughtlessness. It teaches the student to understand and respect the reader's needs in every writing situation and to use the necessary tact and diplomacy in all responses. Furthermore, when the 37 daily writing assignments in such a course have rigorous penalties imposed automatically for errors in spelling, grammar, and syntax, students learn quickly that correct writing is essential.
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- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
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- 1984-12-01
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- 10.1109/tpc.1984.6448734
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Broughton (1989)Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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