Technical Communication Quarterly Apr 2001

Bridging the Workplace and the Academy: Teaching Professional Genres through Classroom-Workplace Collaborations

Ann M. Blakeslee

Abstract

This article explores the effect of classroom-workplace collaborations on student learning. Drawing on two case studies, I explore how classroom-workplace collaborations help us to teach professional genres. I examine how they replicate workplace activity and convey features of workplace genres and how they serve as transitional experiences for students. I also examine students' reactions to the feedback they received during the projects.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2001-04-01
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10.1207/s15427625tcq1002_4
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