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

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
Published: 2005-04-01
DOI: 10.1207/s15427625tcq1402_2
Open Access: Closed
Topics: technical communication

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