Abstract
The study demonstrates the language skills value added by business writing instruction. Descriptive Tests of Language Skills of the College Board (DTLS) covering sentence structure and usage were administered as a pretest/posttest assessment to students enrolled in two business writing courses. Instruction in business writing resulted in improved language skills as measured by the DTLS.
- Journal
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication
- Published
- 1991-07-01
- DOI
- 10.1177/1050651991005003005
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