Argumento de Technical Writing. a Guide for Effective Communica
The authors are lecturers of the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) at the faculties of Telecommunications, Engineering and Nautical Studies, respectively. They have a wide experience teaching technical communication and have carried out research within the field of English for academic and specific purposes. This book is intended to be a practical and clear guide to engineering students who need to familiarize themselves with the characteristics of technical writing in order to become efficient writers in their future technical professions. To this purpose, it includes authentic texts and reference materials from different degrees (general engineering, telecommunications, computing, civil engineering, etc.) and fosters extensive writing practice through a rich variety of tasks. Besides, this guide develops active learning methods adapted to the European Higher Education Area framework. The book follows three approaches (process, product and genre), the process approach being the central one to which the other two are subsumed. This is reflected in the organization of the contents, which have been basically divided into three main parts. The first is a thorough introduction to technical communication. The second includes three practical chapters that fully develop the main stages of the writing process (pre-writing, writing and post-writing) and the third offers a useful handbook.0Part I.
Introduction to Technical Writing Chapter 1.
What is technical writing? 1.
Why is it important to study technical and professional communication? 2.
Characteristics of good technical writing 3.
Functions of a technical discourse Part II.
The Writing Process Chapter 2.
Pre-writing stage 1.
Analysing audience and purpose " Types of audiences " Purpose and types 2.
Considering style and tone " Style and types " Tone and types 3.
Generating ideas " Different ways of gathering information 4.
Organizing information " Outlining Chapter 3.
Writing stage 1.
Drafting 2.
Developing paragraphs " Structure of the paragraph " The topic sentence " The supporting sentences 3.
Providing paragraph coherence " Intra paragraph coherence 4.
Ordering paragraph information " Patterns of paragraph development 5.
Assembling paragraphs into a text " Structure of the essay " Inter paragraph coherence Chapter 4.
Post-writing stage 1.
Revising content and organization 2.
Checking for grammatical accuracy 3.
Editing for style 4.
Proofreading and peer review Part III.
Handbook Chapter 5.
Grammar, Style and Punctuation 1.
Main constituents in language: the phrase, the clause, the sentence 2.
Review of connecting expressions 3.
Review of grammar and style 4.
Punctuation Appendix.
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