Novice and insider perspectives on academic and workplace writing: Toward a continuum of rhetorical awareness

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 242-263

  Leydens, Jon A ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic writing; Engineering design; Engineering writing; Engineers; Insiders; Novices; Phenomenology; Rhetoric; Rhetorical awareness; Workplace writing

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; ENGINEERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; TECHNICAL WRITING;

ACADEMIC WRITINGS; CAREER STAGES; ENGINEERING DESIGN; INSIDER; NOVICE; PARTICIPANT PERSPECTIVE; PHENOMENOLOGY; RHETORIC; RHETORICAL AWARENESS; WORKPLACE WRITING;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 51049088390     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2008.2001249     Document Type: Article

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