Considering our Pedagogical past through Textbooks: A Conversation with John M. Lannon

Teresa Kynell Northern Michigan University

Abstract

Evaluation of five editions of John M. Lannon's Technical Writing (1979–1991), one of the top-selling technical writing texts available to educators today, demonstrates not only where technical communication has been, but also where it is going. Lannon's book (and his comments in an interview) begins to shed some light on how one man's textbook on technical communication responded to social conditions in the 80s.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1994-01-01
DOI
10.2190/y6v9-1wyh-6p70-lxx0
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  1. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  2. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
  3. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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