An educational philosophy of technical writing — Rhetoric & Composition

Technical Communication Quarterly Mar 1992

An educational philosophy of technical writing

Isabelle Thompson Auburn University

Abstract

This article discusses John Dewey's transactional epistemology and Louise Rosenblatt's transactional view of reading and writing as they apply to teaching technical writing. A mental merger of the private and public aspects of both knowledge and communication, transaction is a meaning‐making process, variable and unique, although similar situations lead to similar transactions. Because English classrooms do not encourage transaction, they are not the best places to teach technical writing. However, four maxims bring the spirit of transaction to our teaching.

Journal: Technical Communication Quarterly
Published: 1992-03-01
DOI: 10.1080/10572259209359497
Open Access: Closed
Topics: technical communication

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