Is the Teaching of Technical Writing Really Relevant?

Abstract

A student's honest complaint challenges the relevance of teaching technical writing. He assumes that academic and business criteria have little to do with each other. However, an examination of academic statistics and the expectations of business undercuts his assumption.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1977-10-01
DOI
10.2190/gte7-h628-dmxw-bucb
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