What is in a Name? Freshman English or Technical Writing

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jul 1976

What is in a Name? Freshman English or Technical Writing

C. G. Bruckmann

Abstract

W. Earl Britton's and Merril D. Whitburn's views on freshman English and technical writing are not as much in conflict as the titles of their recent articles may suggest. The two courses are solutions to two different problems, namely the communicative skills required by undergraduates and by graduate engineers. Experience at the University of the Witwatersrand indicates that two courses, one given at the beginning of the undergraduate course and one at the end, would be an ideal solution. Where a crowded curriculum permits only one course, the compromise solution requires elements from both types of courses.

Journal: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published: 1976-07-01
DOI: 10.2190/ervt-0rlv-9u0j-jlkd
Topics: technical communication

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Whitburn (1975)

Against Substituting Technical Writing for Freshman English

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Britton (1974)

The Trouble with Technical Writing is Freshman English

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