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199 p |
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-11, Section: A, page: 3859 |
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Advisers: Nancy M. Grimm; Robert R. Johnson |
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan Technological University, 2010 |
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There is nothing new or original in stating that the global economy directly impacts the profession of technical communicators. The globalization of the workplace requires that technical communicators be prepared to work in increasingly linguistically and culturally diverse contexts. These new exigencies have natural repercussions on the research and educational practices of the field In this work, I draw on rhetoric, linguistics, and literacy theory to explore the definition, role and meaning of the global context for the disciplinary construction of professional and technical communication. By adopting an interdisciplinary and diachronic perspective, I assert that the global context is a heuristic means for sophisticating the disciplinary identity of the field and for reinforcing its place within the humanities. Consequently, I contend that the globalization of the workplace is a kairotic moment for underscoring the rhetorical dimension of professional and technical communication |
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School code: 0129 |
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Dissertation Abstracts International 71-11A
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Sociology, Sociolinguistics
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Technical Communication
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Language, Rhetoric and Composition
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0636
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0643
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0681
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Michigan Technological University. Humanities
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