Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Apr 1991

Problem Solving and Report Writing for Second Language Engineering Students

Piyushi Kotecha University of the Witwatersrand

Abstract

This article describes a report writing unit with a three-year language/communication course for second language engineering students at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. In this writing unit the students faced tasks designed to challenge them linguistically and cognitively within their technical disciplines. The tasks motivated the students to develop their report writing and oral skills.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1991-04-01
DOI
10.2190/m5d7-1w5n-m11y-qe22
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Open Access
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Topics
professional writing
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Citation Context

Cited by in this index (1)

  1. Luzon (2005)
    Genre Analysis in Technical Communication
    IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

References (3)

  1. 10.1017/CBO9780511733031
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  2. Kotecha P. (1990)
    South African Journal of Education
  3. Kotecha P. (1987)
    ASPECTS
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