Technical Communication Quarterly Apr 2005

Teaching Business and Technical Writing in China: Confronting Assumptions and Practices at Home and Abroad

Jennie Dautermann

Abstract

In light of growing interest in technical communication around the world, cross-cultural teaching opportunities may challenge basic assumptions about teaching and learning for both teachers and students. A faculty-development project in the People's Republic of China illustrates various ways facilities, educational practices, and worldviews from each side of the exchange require significant compromise. A negotiated, student-centered classroom environment may be a significant strategy for instruction in such settings.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
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2005-04-01
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10.1207/s15427625tcq1402_2
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  1. Ding (2019)
    Development of Technical Communication in China: Program Building and Field Con…
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  2. Yu (2011)
    Integrating Technical Communication Into China’s English Major Curriculum
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